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Reviews Review: MMG's "Self Made Vol. 3" There are no surprises on MMG's "Self Made 3" album, just the music you would expect. By Matt Aceto September 23, 2013
Reviews Review: Eminem's "Marshall Mathers LP 2" The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the sober Eminem’s strongest project to date, and though it’ll inevitably be compared to his previous works, it’s a radically different direction for the Detroit emcee. Eminem has definitely aged and matured, but the question remains: has his maturity caused him succumb to the mainstream instead of shaping it to suit his needs? By Dhruva Balram deleted November 11, 2013
Original Content The 7 Best Murda Beatz Beats 22-year-old Murda Beatz has worked extensively with Migos, Drake, PartyNextDoor, and many more. By Danny Schwartz July 25, 2016
Society Freeway Ricky Ross Talks Being Black In America, Fakeness In Rap & Educating Yourself By Any Means Necessary The real Rick Ross speaks. By Karlton Jahmal June 26, 2018
Profiles Digital Cover Story: J.I.D & EarthGang Dreamville's soon-to-be-superstars, J.I.D and EarthGang, come together for an interview in our brand new digital cover story. By Rose Lilah February 08, 2019
Reviews Kodak Black's "Dying To Live" Review Kodak Black is torn between trying to find his voice and find success, to curious results, on "Dying to Live." By Maxwell Cavaseno December 19, 2018
Original Content Hip-Hop Olympics Bracket Week 3: Views From The 6ix Is Toronto the strongest region in hip-hop history? Draft your own team in our new Bracket Competition! By Aron A. May 17, 2018
Reviews EarthGang "Royalty" Review Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus complete their trilogy with "Royalty," a well rounded piece of work that manages to be both grandiose and down-to-earth. By Richard Bryan February 28, 2018
Original Content Future's "Dirty Sprite 2": The Drug Count We tally up the drug-referencing lyrics on Future's new album. By Chris Tart July 22, 2015
Original Content 5 Things We Want From YG's "Still Krazy" A few things we'd like to see happen on YG's sophomore album "Still Krazy." By Danny Schwartz May 20, 2016
TV The Music Of Donald Glover's "Atlanta" We break down the innovative soundtrack of Donald Glover's "Atlanta." By Patrick Lyons November 02, 2016
Original Content Tory Lanez Lists His Top 10 Most Influential Songs Tory Lanez cites the top 10 songs that have influenced him the most for HotNewHipHop. By Rose Lilah October 27, 2014