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Reviews Review: 2 Chainz's "Freebase" EP Bangers, bangers and more bangers on 2 Chainz's "Freebase" EP. By Lloyd Jaffe May 11, 2014
Reviews Review: Young Money's "Young Money: Rise Of An Empire" Young Money's latest collaboration album, "Rise Of An Empire", features labelmates who've skirted success over the years. Unfortunately, the new album doesn't hint they will ever achieve it. By Brian Josephs March 13, 2014
Reviews Review: Ace Hood's "Starvation 3" While "Starvation 3" does little to change Ace Hood's proven formula, it is the strongest entry in the "Starvation" trilogy. By hnhh January 24, 2014
Original Content Lil Bibby Discusses Upcoming EP "The Book", Buying A House In Chicago & More Lil Bibby talks to HotNewHipHop about his forthcoming EP "The Book", whether or not he'll move out of Chicago, if he'll ever drop the 'Lil' from his name and plenty more. By Rose Lilah April 07, 2014
Original Content Cinematic: 10 Rappers With Films About Their Lives 10 rappers who star in movies about their lives. By William Cannon March 08, 2014
Reviews Review: Yo Gotti's "I Am" A robust mix of trap & soul. By Matt Aceto November 22, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 1st A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith August 02, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Lil Wayne Vs. Drake Lil Wayne and Drake have solidified themselves as one of hip-hop's premier duo because of their constant and consistent collaborations. We explore their various collaborations and break down who outperformed the other. By Carl Lamarre April 13, 2015
Reviews Review: Curren$y "Pilot Talk III" The third installment of the Pilot Talk series, reviewed. By Chris Tart April 10, 2015
Original Content 11 Festivals For A Hip-Hop Head Want to hit up a festival this summer? Here's a guide to hip-hop-enthusiastic events. By Chris Tart June 04, 2015
Reviews Review: Joey Fatt's "Ill Street Blues" Joey Fatts released his latest self-produced project called "Ill Street Blues." By Shirley Ju February 24, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 22 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 22, 2015