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Original Content 10 Essential Dave East Tracks A Dave East primer before you dive into "Kairi Chanel." By Danny Schwartz October 02, 2016
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Waka Flocka's Top 21 Tracks We celebrate the birthday of Waka Flocka Flame as we take a look back at some of his greatest tracks. By Nikita Rathod May 31, 2014
Reviews Review: Childish Gambino's "STN MTN / Kauai EP" On "STN MTN," Glover enlists DJ Drama to create an ode to a long-gone version of Atlanta, using some of the forgotten nuances and motifs. "Kauai EP" represents a present, based on discovery and 'blunt' reflection. Using visions of a pleasant past and colorful present, Donald Glover and Childish Gambino have finally fused together. By Kahron Spearman October 09, 2014
Reviews Review: Future's "Monster" On the dark and moody, Metro Boomin’ assisted, Monster, Future displays himself first as an artist with a tremendous ear for production, and as a “loose cannon,” fraught with troubling paranoia. By Kahron Spearman November 05, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: Chi Duly Remixes ILoveMakonnen "Tuesday" With Drake New York Producer and DJ, Chi Duly, makes his HotNewHipHop debut with a half-electro half-trap remix of "Club Goin Up On A Tuesday" By Kayla Lee October 07, 2014
Original Content Young Thug Lyrics We Don't Understand From "Barter 6" Revisiting the head-scratching lyrics off Young Thug's "Barter 6." By Nicholas DG April 21, 2015
Original Content A History Of Wiz Khalifa X Curren$y Collabs In anticipation of "#2009", we looked back at Wiz & Spitta's hottest collaborations over the past six years. By Angus Walker March 30, 2015
Original Content The Top 10 Hip-Hop Performances On David Letterman In the midst of saying goodbye to the Late Show legend, we look at some of his best musical guests. By Nicholas DG May 20, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Jaden Smith Tracks An intro to Jaden Smith. By Chris Tart September 12, 2015
Original Content Lil Wayne & Jay Z: A Brief History Tracing the ever-changing dynamic between Lil Wayne and Jay Z. By Trevor Smith November 14, 2016
Reviews Childish Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!" (Review) Donald Glover ditches the rapping, winds up with the best (musical) work of his career. By Patrick Lyons December 07, 2016
Original Content Tracking Kid Cudi's Influence A timeline of Kid Cudi's influence on the game, from Kanye West and Drake to Kevin Abstract and Raury. By Patrick Lyons September 17, 2016