Features

Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Original Content Why Comedy Rap Is Always Considered "Less Than" Can comedic rap ever escape the asterisk beside its name? By Sanibel Chai November 16, 2018
Original Content Jay-Z's "The Black Album" Turns Fifteen: A Moment Of Clarity If you can't respect Jay-Z's "The Black Album," your whole perspective is wack. By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2018
Original Content 10 Iconic Desus & Mero Moments Celebrating the most brolic brand in comedy. By Danny Schwartz June 29, 2018
Original Content 2 Chainz "Rap Or Go To The League" Lyrics: The OG Syllabus "Rap Or Go To The League" finds 2 Chainz settling into the role of "OG" quite nicely. By Mitch Findlay March 01, 2019
Reviews Vince Staples' Tour Is Just As Honest & Raw As The Rapper Himself Vince Staples pays tribute to Mac Miller and brings "FM!" to life. By Alex Zidel March 02, 2019
Reviews Offset "Father Of 4" Review Offset abandons the shield that he’s held in front of his persona for so long, giving us an accurate portrayal of Kiari Kendrell Cephus, flaws and all. By Aron A. March 01, 2019
Reviews NBA Youngboy & Kevin Gates "4Respect EP" Review NBA Youngboy and his newfound mentor make their formal introduction as a duo on "4 Respect." By Narsimha Chintaluri August 29, 2018
Original Content Drake's "Scorpion:" First-Listen Highlights Stream Drake's "Scorpion" now on Apple Music. By Mitch Findlay June 29, 2018
Reviews Young Thug "On The Rvn" Review “On The Rvn,” Young Thug’s latest in a string of relatively minor releases, is his best solo offering of 2018. By Narsimha Chintaluri September 26, 2018
Original Content Michael Jackson "Leaving Neverland" Documentary: What Can We Expect? HBO's controversial new Michael Jackson documentary "Leaving Neverland" has already left people divided. By Robert Blair February 13, 2019
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 16 Recap: Kendra Meets Young Joc's Baby Mamas In this week's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" episode, Young Joc faces several ultimatums after Kendra meets his baby mothers, Erica Dixon hosts a baby shower, Karlie gets in trouble and more in this week's juicy episode... By Aida C. July 02, 2019
Original Content Ariana Grande's Boyfriends: The Complete History We take you through Ariana Grande's ghosts of boyfriends' past. By E Gadsby April 02, 2019