Interviews
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Music Exclusive Interview: Hip Hop icon and legendary lyricist Rakim is celebrating 50 years of the culture & kicking off Black Music Month in style.
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Original Content Machine Gun Kelly opens up about his sexual adventures, fetishes, and what he thinks of "groupies" in our exclusive interview.
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Original Content Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album.
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Original Content Hip Hop icon DJ Jazzy Jeff is helping aspiring producers learn the game. He chatted with us about breaking Hip Hop's rules, admiring this generation of beatmakers, & being the same Jeff from Philly (who apparently makes great Kool-Aid!).
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Original Content Key Glock talks growing up in South Memphis, his relationship with Young Dolph, why he likes Gucci Mane so much, and "Yellow Tape 2" in HNHH's "On the Come Up."
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Original Content Central Cee is making up for lost time after he blew up during a global lockdown. For HotNewHipHop’s November cover story, the “Doja” rapper reflects on his unique position as a frontrunner of the UK drill scene and experiencing another breakout moment across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Original Content Trap Dickey becomes the first South Carolina artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. With “The Ville” on the way, he talks TDE, ScHoolboy Q, and viral moments from On The Radar to Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 3.
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Original Content Meet John Cunningham, the little-known executive producer behind XXXtentacion's sophomore effort, "?."
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Original Content A new season of HNHH's "On the Come Up" is here! Jackboy helps us kick it off, with an exclusive interview where he speaks on moving from Kodak Black's Sniper Gang to start his own imprint, 1804 Records, the Florida rap scene, building generational wealth for his family, and much more.
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Original Content After losing close friends to drug culture, iLoveMakonnen explains why he turned away and shifted his focus.
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Music Quando Rondo's embarked on a new path but that hasn't changed his approach to crafting soulfully melodic records. The rapper chops it up about his new album, Thanksgiving plans, and more.
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Music Lil Mosey sat down with HotNewHipHop to discuss his recent legal case in which he was found not guilty of rape, as well as musical comeback.
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Original Content Yungeen Ace details his debut album "Life Of Betrayal 2x," his viral song "Who I Smoke," and Jacksonville rap beef for "Rise & Grind."
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