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Music Nicki Minaj's Rolling Loud Headlining Set Brought Plenty Of Frosting But Forgot The Cake Nicki eventually delivered show-stopping moments, but it took a while. By Lavender Alexandria March 18, 2024
Original Content Akon Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Star Discover Akon's net worth in 2024 and learn about his music career, business ventures, and philanthropic efforts shaping his wealth. By Jake Skudder January 02, 2024
Music Baby Keem Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Discover Baby Keem's net worth in 2024, and how his albums and collaborations contribute to his impressive wealth. By Jake Skudder January 04, 2024
Original Content Keepin’ It Real: Rhyming Straight To The Mic HotNewHipHop delves into a common hip-hop debate: writing down lyrics versus not writing them down before hitting the booth to record. Some of the greatest MCs of our time, including Jay Z, Kanye West and the late Notorious B.I.G are advocates of the latter. While other greats, like Tech N9ne and Eminem, champion the former method. By Vanessa Oswald July 08, 2014
Sneakers Top 10 Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Colorways At this point, Kanye West's Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 is a modern-day classic. By Alexander Cole December 01, 2019
Profiles Young Thug Engineer Alex Tumay Tells Us What It Takes To Make It In His Field The most famous audio engineer in the game gained Young Metro's trust, and now he's looking to share his knowledge. By Patrick Lyons October 20, 2017
Original Content Meet Gunna: Young Thug's Perpetually Drippin' YSL Signee INTERVIEW: Gunna explains how he went from a Young Thug fan to a Young Thug collaborator and reveals plans for a YSL group album. By Trevor Smith February 01, 2017
Original Content A Timeline Of Nicki Minaj & Safaree Samuels' Post-Breakup Drama A timeline of the drama that's occurred ever since Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuel broke up. By E Gadsby August 16, 2018
Original Content The 10 Most Stacked Rap Album Release Dates In Hip-Hop History So Far We look at some of the stacked rap album release battles of the past and present. By Jibril Yassin November 23, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: AraabMuzik AraabMuzik: “I'm basically the Michael Jordan of what I do.” By hnhh July 14, 2016
Relationships The Weeknd's "My Dear Melancholy" Darkest Lyrics Tragic and brooding, depressing and introspective, these are the darkest lyrics on "My Dear Melancholy,." By Karlton Jahmal April 02, 2018
Original Content The 10 Best Diss Tracks Of The 2010s Modern diss songs that can hang with the classics. By Patrick Lyons July 27, 2015