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Original Content Rise & Grind: Dro Kenji On Internet Money Partnership, Being Influenced By XXXTentacion & SoundCloud Rap Dro Kenji speaks about his new project "F*ck Your Feelings," getting established with Internet Money, and more for "Rise & Grind." By Alex Zidel July 12, 2021
Original Content When The Gun Talks, What Does It Say? While the gun has become a staple image in hip-hop music, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, and Styles P proved that it can also be a compelling character in its own right. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2020
Original Content DP Beats Is The DJ Khaled Of Trap Music INTERVIEW: DP Beats talks about orchestrating his wide range of collaborators, unreleased music with Lil Uzi Vert & more. By Vince Rick August 17, 2018
Reviews Kodak Black's "Painting Pictures" (Review) Kodak Black's debut album arrives amidst personal chaos and an ever-changing rap landscape. Did the Finesse Kid trick us all, or is he truly worth the hype? By Maxwell Cavaseno April 04, 2017
Original Content Pride Month 2018: 12 Awesome Songs by LGBTQ+ Hip Hop Artists Celebrate Pride with songs from Frank Ocean, Makonnen, Young M.A and more. By Gus Fisher June 02, 2018
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Big Sean's "I Decided" Big Sean has a lot of people to please with this next LP. By hnhh January 05, 2017
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
Reviews Review: Joell Ortiz's House Slippers The latest Joell Ortiz album doesn't disappoint. He still presents us with the lyricism and transparency we've come to expect from him. By Dallas Darden September 21, 2014
Reviews Review: Chris Brown's "X" Album Chris Brown's sixth album, "X," is a tardy attempt at redemption. By Glennisha Morgan September 19, 2014
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
Original Content #TBT: Eminem's Early Deep Cuts We take a look at Slim Shady's early tunes that you may or may not know, depending on how big of a Stan you are. By Chris Tart December 18, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "2001" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at Dr. Dre's classic album, "2001", which dropped fifteen years ago on November 16, 1999. By Chris Tart November 16, 2014