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Music Finesse2Tymes Goes Viral For Hilarious Reaction To His Brother Exposing Him Finesse2Tymes has been dealing with plenty of family drama as of late, after getting into it with his mother, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Yet Again Delays His Highly-Anticipated "The Navy Album" Roddy Ricch has been teasing the release of his long-awaited "The Navy Album" for over a year at this point. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Pusha T Responds To Criticism That He Only Raps About Drugs Pusha T and Clipse have made an established name for themselves by focusing on this very topic and others like it, and that's not changing. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits To Talking To 10 Women Per Day In Jail, Claimed Mariah The Scientist Loved Him "Too Much" This might cause a bit of a stir. By Alexander Cole December 24, 2024
Music Lil Durk Reveals New Prison-Themed Artwork For "Deep Thoughts" Album Lil Durk may be locked up at the moment, but he's doing all he can to drum up hype for his upcoming album. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Jay-Z Capitalizes On “Imaginary Players” Success With Music Video Re-Release On YouTube Jay-Z’s “Imaginary Players” was a diss track about Ma$e. It sampled the 1981 track “Imaginary Playmates” by Rene & Angela. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Original Content WTF Are “Album Equivalent Units?" Streaming Numbers Explained Ever wondered what "album-equivalent" units and "pure sales" were all about? We've got you covered. By Robert Blair August 27, 2019
Music Cardi B's Fans Go All Out In Viral Meet-And-Greet Photos Chris Brown's meet and greet photos have been the talk of the town, but Cardi B's for her new LP may take the cake. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Original Content Gloss Up Details The Female Rap Scene In Memphis & “Don’t Play With Me” For “On The Come Up” Quality Control artist Gloss Up introduces herself for HotNewHipHop's "On The Come Up." By Joshua Robinson January 04, 2023
Music Tory Lanez Draws Mixed Fan Reaction With "PETERSON" First Week Sales Tory Lanez had crazy buzz heading into his new album, and it had a successful first week depending on who you ask. By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Confirms "Vultures 2" Songs Will Be Updated In Real Time Changes are coming to "Vultures 2." By Cole Blake August 03, 2024
Music Lord Jamar Agrees With Kendrick Lamar On Drake's Use Of The N-Word This has definitely been one of the more hot-button issues in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, and a tough one to break down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2024