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We recently had the chance to chop it up with Wale while he was back in the DMV area, and the MMG rapper spoke about his recent mixtape release and while he felt the need to offer fans free music, as well as the album that will follow the mixtape: The Album About Nothing.

Big K.R.I.T finally locked in a release date for his upcoming album, Cadillactica, last week. Following up his mixtape See Me On Top Vol. 4, the rapper took to Twitter to announce that fans can expect the album's impact on November 11th.

Summer's basically over, so it's a good time to look back at all the great times you had with your best friends. Whether that was facing a couple blunts before watching a Guardians of the Galaxy bootleg, or maybe laying down a few platinum-selling songs together, good times were definitely had.

HotNewHipHop's On The Come Up series profiles rising stars in the rap game that show strong promise and the will to succeed. Most of the time, they're new to the site but deserve some shine.

After a four year break from his last album, Jeremih is making sure there is no lack of music these days with the release of two free projects in the span of three weeks, and the announcement of a release date for his long-awaited Late Nights: The Album (formerly titled Thumpy Johnson).

Peep our exclusive interview with Jeremih as he discusses his new mixtape "N.O.M.A.", his album features and much more.

Earlier this week Rich Homie Quan revealed that he's lined up a Drake feature for his upcoming debut album, which he promises will drop before 2014 is over.

Rich Homie Quan sits down with HotNewHipHop to talk on his debut album, being on tour, "Type Of Way" and more.

Curren$y recently had a show out in DC, and we were able to catch up with him after the show for a sit-down about his highly anticipated Pilot Talk 3 album.

Curren$y sits down with HotNewHipHop for an exclusive interview about "Pilot Talk 3."

Guest features have been an important part of hip hop throughout its history, and have become increasingly popular in recent years. It's a great way for artists to cross promote between each other's fan bases, as well as give each track a signature shakeup for a verse or two.

As more is revealed about T.I.'s upcoming Paperwork LP, it becomes fairly obvious that the project will play more like the radio-friendly Paper Trail than it will like the trap-jumping Trouble Man.

While she may have had her doubters at certain points, its clear from last night's Summer Jam performance that Nicki Minaj is one of the most exciting voices in the rap game right now.

We were able to catch up with Casey Veggies out in Los Angeles the other week, and the rapper participated in our Quick5 video series. Young Veggies has been working on his debut album for awhile now, and it's definitely about time for it, as he's definitely put in his fair share of work for the mixtape game.

Cam'ron recently spoke with MTV News about his upcoming First Of The Month series which is finally receiving a roll out this summer. The extended series will see Killa Cam dropping new music on, you guessed it, the first of the month, along with visuals as well.

Future has been on an interview run these days, so there's no lack of promo for Honest. During his recent in-depth sit-down with Elliott Wilson we learned that Future is looking to drop the long-delayed and forgotten project Future Hendrix later in 2014, consisting of records that didn't make the cut for Honest.