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Songs Quiz: How Well Do You Know Kanye West? How much do you really know about Kanye West? By Mike De Leon October 06, 2015
Original Content Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums Of 2015 (So Far) Looking back at the year that's spoiled us thus far. By Nicholas DG June 17, 2015
Reviews Review: Lil Wayne's "Free Weezy Album" Is "Free Weezy Album" setting Wayne on a path towards "Carter V" greatness? By Nicholas DG July 09, 2015
Original Content Tech N9ne Breaks Down "Hood Go Crazy," "Fuck Food" & More Of His Mainstream Collabos Tech N9ne takes us through the making of five of his most notable collaborations with mainstream artists. By Rose Lilah April 13, 2015
Original Content #TBT: A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest get the #TBT treatment. By Chris Tart July 02, 2015
Original Content How Rick Rubin Redefined Rap Music (#TBT) Revisiting 10 of Rubin's most significant productions of the '80s. By Danny Schwartz August 31, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Travis Scott Tracks Get ready to embark on one of the most lit musical excursions with this week's essential tracks list featuring none other than Travis Scott. By Devon Jefferson May 14, 2017
Original Content 21 Dope Rappers 21 And Under It’s been said rapping is a young man’s game, and now more than ever, it seems to be true. By Vanessa Oswald September 20, 2014
Original Content Don't Call It A Comeback: 12 Triumphant Returns To Rap HotNewHipHop takes a look at twelve memorable comeback albums. By hnhh June 25, 2014
Reviews Review: Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" is a flat LP that fails to utilize what that makes Iggy unique. By Lloyd Jaffe April 24, 2014
Original Content 5 Christian Hip-Hop Artists Infiltrating The Mainstream You’ve seen Christian rapper headlines in increasing numbers over the past five years, and much more so in the past 12 months. Turns out Christian Hip-Hop has a large enough fan base to land rappers on the Billboard charts next to Rick Ross, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. By Chad Horton June 04, 2014
Reviews Review: MMG's "Self Made Vol. 2" Maybach Music Group looks to stay recession proof as Ricky Rozay leads the cavalry in "Self Made Vol. 2". By Jon Godfrey June 27, 2012