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Let’s get this out of the way up front. Lil B is not really a good rapper by almost any metric. This piece isn’t going to be some contrarian-for-click’s-sake editorial telling you that the Based God should have a bust in between Rakim and the Dipset Weed-Carriers Wing in the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame.

Chief Keef emerged from the almost cartoonishly violent streets of Chicago’s South Side in 2011, riding the crest of a grassroots, for-teens-by-teens movement that came to be known as “drill music.”

Riff Raff first appeared on the rap scene in 2009 with The Texas Tornado and lines in the sand couldn't be drawn fast enough. 

Gucci Mane may be locked up, but it sure feels like he's in the studio every day, as he's constantly dropping new singles and he's got a slew of albums lined up. In fact, the Trap God just appeared on ILoveMakonnen's "I Don't Sell Molly No More" remix with Wiz Khalifa last night.

On the day of his album's release, Logic speaks on the love he has for his fan base and the importance of them in an HNHH exclusive interview.

ScHoolboy Q sits down with HotNewHipHop to talk about his diverse fanbase, working on a new album, "Oxymoron" and more.

Migos are the latest rappers to get into a brawl with fans. At a recent show in Nashville, the trio of Atlanta MCs got into a fight with plenty of fans in attendance, and there's video footage courtesy of TMZ to prove it.

For those who saw "Yeezus" live in action, DJ Mano helped create the experience as Kanye West's official tour DJ. Today we get reports that Mano is no longer Ye's go-to tour DJ, as the two have parted ways.

 It appears fans won't have to wait too much longer for Ab-Soul’s debut album These Days... After announcing the title last week, Top Dawg CEO, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, is fed up of fans constantly bothering him about the release date, therefore he’s allowing you, the fans, to choos

Iggy Azalea is currently on the road promoting and performing her album The New Classic, which just dropped two days ago.

The celebrations for Nas' 20-year anniversary of Illmatic continue each day, as we near April 19th. We saw Nas pay a visit to HuffPost Live for an in-depth interview on the classic LP, and we've also received a stream for highlights off it.

Watch Pharrell put a smile on the face of a young teacher after surprising her in class.

Lauryn Hill loves writing her fans letters. After she got out of prison, serving an 18-month sentence for tax evasion, she wrote another letter in recent times, this one being a "Letter of Recognition" to her supporters.

Well, we though Jay-Z's "yearly allotment" of tweets was up after the #NEWRULES rant, but it seems like Hov is back on his Twitter tip.

If you are a Miami Heat detractor (or just a plain ol’ hater) then you’ll enjoy this.  Around the league Heat fans are often snickered at for their “Bro Culture” wardrobes and affinity for wearing sunglasses indoors at NBA games, and are often labelled as bandwagoners.   Last night as Tony Parker took over d