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Reviews Review: G.O.O.D. Music "Cruel Summer" Laced with built in quality features, "Cruel Summer" serves as a launching pad for upcoming solo efforts from the talented roster. Come for the previously released bangers you have heard Kanye let loose on, but stay for the unheard tracks that add depth to this compilation album. By Jason Pollak September 21, 2012
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 19th Weekly review of the top sales on the Hip Hop and R&B charts. By Jon Godfrey August 19, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 12- 18 <p> Songs I like, you mighta missed cuz they're not-so-mainstream, you know the deal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Tayyib Ali- Dear Lord [Prod. Jahlil Beats]</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tayyib-ali-dear-lord-prod-jahlil-beats-embedsong.738256.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> By Rose Lilah March 19, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 5- 11 <p>A day late, but here's three tracks from last week that were lacking in views but good ish nonetheless.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Trouble- Let Them Tell it</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trouble-atl-let-them-tell-it-produced-by-fly-boy-embedsong.730738.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> <p>I not only love this beat but the lyrics are on point. If you let them tell it...everybody's fake as fuck. True words from DTE's Trouble.</p> <p><strong>Johnny Polygon- My Shit ></strong></p> By Rose Lilah March 13, 2012
Sports LeBron James Vs. Isaiah Stewart Wasn't That Big Of A Deal After a week of hot takes and agenda-pushing, it's time to come to grips with the fact that LeBron and Isaiah Stewart's confrontation wasn't that big of a deal. By Alexander Cole November 27, 2021
Original Content Coi Leray, Nicki Minaj, Fivio Foreign, & Juice WRLD Hold Us Down For New Music Friday Our New Music Friday round-up. This week's new releases include Coi Leray & Nicki Minaj, Fivio Foreign & Quavo, Juice WRLD, Lil Durk, NBA YoungBoy, Rosalía, Doechii, SSGKobe, T-Shyne, Smiley, and much more. By Alex Zidel March 18, 2022
Sports Skip Bayless' Worst Twitter Takes Skip Bayless' Twitter account has been a goldmine for horrible takes. By Alexander Cole December 27, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Kalan.FrFr Talks Signing With Jay-Z's Roc Nation & Marveling At His Height Kalan.FrFr details his love for Kanye West, signing to Jay-Z, and the state of Los Angeles' hip-hop scene on Rise & Grind. By Aron A. October 25, 2021
Sports Tacko Fall Talks Celtics Fans, His Friendship With Jayson Tatum & Wanting To Be An All-Star Tacko Fall was in Cleveland this past weekend as part of MTN Dew's "The Block" activation at the NBA All-Star Game. By Alexander Cole February 21, 2022
Original Content Lil Uzi Vert Debuts New Hairstyle, Future Taps Travis Scott & Lil Baby Shuts It Down: Rolling Loud Miami Recap From XXXTENTACION's son coming out during Ski Mask The Slump God's set to Travis Scott's appearance with Future, Rolling Loud Miami 2022 didn't disappoint. By Aron A. July 26, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Obie Trice? Long before Westside Boogie and Grip, Obie Trice was Shady Records' leading protege. Here, we take a look at where the Detroit rapper's momentum dropped off, and what's happened to him since. By Robert Blair June 29, 2022
Sneakers Top 5 Best Rapper x Air Jordan Collabs Of All Time Some of your favorite hip-hop artists are responsible for some phenomenal sneakers. By Alexander Cole April 17, 2022