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Original Content Instagram Gallery: Remembering Mac Miller Continue to rest in heaven, Mac Miller. By E Gadsby January 19, 2019
Profiles Behind The Beat: Harry Fraud For the latest installment of Behind the Beat, we interviewed Coke Boys producer and Surf School leader Harry Fraud, a New York legend in the making. By Angus Walker April 07, 2016
Profiles Meet BeatKing, The Houston Club God Who Says He's "Juicy J in '99" A conversation with BeatKing; Houston's next up. By Trevor Smith October 30, 2015
Profiles Meet SaveMoney's Joey Purp: A Bracing New Presence In Chicago Rap Joey Purp talks Save Money, bridging divides in Chicago rap, and his long-awaited new project "iiiDrops." By Angus Walker June 14, 2016
Profiles Meet Easy Lantana: Rising Rapper From Cincinnati Lantana talks to HotNewHipHop about his come-up in Cincinnati and where his rap name came from. By Rose Lilah December 24, 2013
Reviews Review: Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" Classic West Coast albums "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle" were released as a reaction to the turmoil in Los Angeles in the early 90s. Kendrick Lamar's debut studio album "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" tells the story of living in the aftermath of the riots and violence of those times. By Dhruva Balram deleted October 25, 2012
Music GloRilla Says She Will Be Making An R&B Album Fans wonder, what would an R&B album from Glo sound like? By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music Young Dolph Shooting Suspect Released Without Charges A suspect in Young Dolph's shooting, and an affiliate of Yo Gotti, Cory McClendon, has been released. By Rose Lilah September 29, 2017
Relationships Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Jokes He's More Focused On NBA YoungBoy Than His Own Kid NLE Choppa has dissed NBA YoungBoy multiple times in recent months, most recently on his track, "Hello Revenge." By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Heads To Court Amid Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Pooh Shiesty and his crew are currently facing charges related to the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Claimed Megan Thee Stallion Wasn't A "Vulnerable Victim" In Appeal Tory Lanez and his legal team unsuccessfully tried to overturn his conviction and prison sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Politics Meek Mill Says Joe Biden Is "Too Old" To Be President Meek Mill isn't a fan of Joe Biden. By Cole Blake January 17, 2024