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Original Content The Best Hip-Hop Songs Of October (On Spotify) With October turning into November, we look back at the month's best additions to our Fire Emoji playlist. By Matt F November 05, 2017
Original Content 50 Cent's Targets Of The Week: "Fofty" Baits A Sleazer Into Submission 50 Cent becomes fixated on his "weekly targets" until they lie helpless like a wingless bird twitching on the ground. By Devin Ch May 05, 2019
Original Content Who's Bringing New York Back First? HotNewHipHop takes a look at talented rappers who are looking to bring back New York rap to its finest days. By Nikita Rathod August 21, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: March 14 - 20 Toronto wins big in this mid-March edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons March 21, 2016
Original Content 15 Unexpected Yet Dope Collaborations HotNewHipHop takes a look at the hip-hop collaborations you never expected, but actually turned out to be pretty dope. By Layne Weiss October 03, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 29 (Lupe Fiasco Edition) This edition of Samples Of The Week breaks down the samples in Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth." By Patrick Lyons January 29, 2015
Original Content On The Come Up: G4SHI We recently resurrected our On The Come Up series and keep the momentum going this week with Brooklyn's own G4SHI, who's making music that is hard to classify, but easy to love. By hnhh July 23, 2014
Original Content Migos "Culture III" Is A Low-Key High-Stakes Project For The Trio With Migos' upcoming album "Culture III" dropping Friday, it feels like the album is arriving at an interesting period in the group's career. By Mitch Findlay June 09, 2021
Original Content 21 Savage & Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode 2": What Can We Expect? Three years removed from dropping the original, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin’s anticipated sequel "Savage Mode 2" in the works - so, what can we expect? By Michael Kawaida March 12, 2020
Original Content BTS Photos: Video Shoot For Kid Ink's "Hell & Back" Kid Ink visits the desert to shoot the video for "Hell & Back," off his debut LP "Up & Away." By Rose Lilah August 01, 2012
Original Content XXXTentacion: The Ultimate Quiz Dive deep into XXXTentacion's legacy with our specialized trivia questions. By Alex Zidel June 26, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: March 6 - March 12 What else could land at #1 this week other than Young Money posse cut "No Frauds"? By Patrick Lyons March 13, 2017