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Reviews Review: Royce Da 5'9"s "Layers" Royce Da 5'9"s mind is bursting with ideas on the sprawling "Layers." By Patrick Lyons April 20, 2016
Reviews Gucci Mane's "Everybody Looking" (Review) He's no clone, but this is a different side of Gucci Mane than we've seen in the past. By Patrick Lyons July 26, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Ms. Lauryn Hill When Lauryn Hill was queen. By Danny Schwartz November 10, 2016
Reviews DJ Khaled's "Grateful" (Review) DJ Khaled continues a hot streak after his rocky start. On the packed Grateful, alongside a cadre of rap royalty young and old, the producer conjures banger after banger with excitable radio-ready rap. By Tirhakah Love July 01, 2017
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Rihanna's Most Effortlessly Cool Moments Rihanna kills everything with deadly ease. By Devon Jefferson November 26, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: June 22 - June 28 A look at the top of our Top 100. By Alex Galbraith June 29, 2015
Reviews Review: The Game's "Documentary 2.5" The second part of Game's "Documentary 2" is more serious, solemn, and satisfying than the first. By Patrick Lyons October 16, 2015
Reviews Review: Ty Dolla $ign's "Free TC" Ty Dolla $ign comes through with one of the strongest, most diverse R&B albums of the year. By Patrick Lyons November 16, 2015
Original Content Digital Cover Story: Ty Dolla $ign (October/November) HotNewHipHop unveils Ty Dolla $ign's digital cover, as the rapper releases his debut album "Free TC." By Rose Lilah November 13, 2015
Original Content The 10 Best Beats From G.O.O.D. Music's Five New Albums Ranking Kanye & Co.'s production work on the five new G.O.O.D. Music albums. By Patrick Lyons June 26, 2018
Original Content The Joe Budden Podcast: A Beginner's Guide Polarising and uncensored but never predictable, how did Joe Budden's podcast become a media powerhouse? By Robert Blair February 11, 2019
Original Content 21 Savage's Top 10 Best Features Since "Issa" With his sophomore album in the works, we take a look at 21 Savage's best features over the past 15 months. By Narsimha Chintaluri October 17, 2018