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Pop Culture Boldy James Gearing Up To Drop New Physical-Only EP The new six-track project is set to release on CD, vinyl and cassettes on January 16. By Isaac Fontes January 03, 2023
Music The Weeknd Celebrates As "Blinding Lights" Becomes Spotify's Most Streamed Song The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is now the most-streamed song on Spotify. By Cole Blake January 02, 2023
Music Diddy Trolls Soulja Boy On New Year's Eve Diddy took a light-hearted jab at Soulja Boy on New Year's Eve. By Cole Blake December 31, 2022
Pop Culture Westside Gunn Announces Plans To Retire From Rap - Again The FlyGod took to his Twitter account to make the announcement on Friday (December 30). By Isaac Fontes December 31, 2022
Music Meek Mill's Phone Stolen On Ghana Trip The Philly rapper also faced huge rowdy crowds ahead of his Afro Nation concert performance- but had some fun on an ATV, too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 31, 2022
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 Van Lathan Calls Akon A "Clown" For Comparing African & Black American Performers Akon didn't have nice things to say about Black American performers but praised artists from Africa. By Erika Marie December 28, 2022
Music Ashanti Reflects On Sexual Harassment In The Music Industry Ashanti says other artists wouldn't be able to deal with what she has in the music industry. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Rich Homie Quan Challenges J.I.D Over Alleged Record Contract Rich Homie Quan offered J.I.D $1 million to produce the record deal he allegedly offered him. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Pop Culture Pusha T & DJ Drama Announce "Gangsta Grillz" Mixtape In 2023 The legendary rapper and DJ will keep up with their incredible skill and chemistry sometime in 2023. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 24, 2022
Original Content SleazyWorld Go On His Breakout Year, "Sleazy Flow" Success & Lil Baby & Offset Relationships SleazyWorld Go is just warming up. The "Sleazy Flow" rapper HNHH to discuss his breakout year, relationship with Tech N9ne, and leaving behind a legacy like Juice WRLD. By Aron A. December 23, 2022
Pop Culture Megan Thee Stallion's Attorney "Exploring Legal Options" Against Bloggers According to Alex Spiro, his legal team are looking into bloggers who purposefully shared misinformation about Tory Lanez's case. By Erika Marie December 22, 2022