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Original Content Wiz Khalifa Defines "Blacc Hollywood" Wiz Khalifa defines "Blacc Hollywood," which is the title of his forthcoming album, for HotNewHipHop. By Rose Lilah November 25, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Feb. 3-9 A selection of the biggest tracks from February 3rd to 9th. By Trevor Smith February 11, 2014
Reviews Review: DJ Khaled's "Suffering From Success" DJ Khaled’s latest project suffers from a lot more than success. By Perry Simpson October 28, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Our new "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. To kick things off, we've taken a look at Dr. Dre's indisputable classic "The Chronic", which dropped 21 years ago today, on December 15th, 1992. By TWL December 15, 2013
Original Content Ab-Soul Talks On Upcoming Project & Confusion Surrounding Title, Isaiah Rashad & "Unit 6" We chopped it up with Ab-Soul for an exclusive interview while the Carson, California native was on the Smokers Club Tour 2013. By Rose Lilah October 22, 2013
Original Content Crew Love: Odd Future Get familiar with Odd Future's many members in this week's "Crew Love," where we break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2014
Original Content Young Thug's Most Unpredictable Moves Of 2016 A rundown of Young Thug's boldest and most unexpected stunts during his remarkable 2016. By Angus Walker August 19, 2016
Original Content A Recent History Of The Post-Prison Comeback Track Inspired by Gucci's "First Day Out Tha Feds," here's a round-up of all the major post-prison comeback tracks that have been dropped over the past several years. By Angus Walker May 27, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential T-Pain Hooks Celebrating the music of Faheem Rashad Najm a.k.a. The Tallahassee Hero a.k.a. Teddy Penderassdown a.k.a. T-Pain. By Danny Schwartz November 07, 2016
Original Content Vote: What Is Your Favorite J. Cole Project? Cast your vote. By Danny Schwartz October 10, 2016
Original Content Beast Mode: 6 Crazy Mixtape & Album Runs A look at some of the most prolific artists out. By Trevor Smith May 24, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (April 30) Everyone got a Jay Z selfie this week. By Mike De Leon April 30, 2016