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Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Brings "Her Old Friends" To Our "R&B Season" Update Beat your winter blues with new music from a handful of our favourites. By Hayley Hynes January 15, 2023
Pop Culture Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne & Missy Elliott To Receive Recording Academy Global Impact Award The three hip-hop icons will be recipients of the award during the 2023 Grammy week. By Isaac Fontes January 11, 2023
Music Jim Jones Speaks On Gunna: "None Of My N*ggas Took A Plea" The Harlem icon was sensitive to the topic & didn't want to speculate, but he did mention no one he knows has taken a similar plea deal. By Erika Marie January 11, 2023
Music J. Prince Explains J. Prince Jr.’s Actions Following Takeoff’s Passing J. Prince discusses Takeoff's passing and calls social media’s coverage of J. Prince Jr. “one of the biggest lies.” By Joshua Robinson January 11, 2023
Music DJ Drama Credits Himself With Reviving "The Mixtape Game" DJ Drama says that he brought back "the mixtape game." By Cole Blake January 11, 2023
Music Kardinal Offishall Joins Def Jam As Global A&R Kardinal Offishall has taken a position at Def Jam. By Cole Blake January 10, 2023
Music 50 Cent Again Suggests Jay-Z Didn't Want Him For Super Bowl He also claims Hov is trying to "look like a gay painter," referencing the late Jean-Michel Basquiat. By Erika Marie January 09, 2023
Sports Eminem Rejected $8 Million Offer To Perform At World Cup While Eminem's no stranger to million dollar deals, it seems some still don't pan out to see the light of day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 07, 2023
Original Content Trauma Tone Reflects On His First Beat Placement, Cites M.I.A. As A Dream Collaborator, & More For "On The Come Up" Trauma Tone formally introduces himself on HotNewHipHop’s “On The Come Up.” By Joshua Robinson January 11, 2023
Music Waka Flocka Reflects On Being Shot: "That Was A Blessing" As he approaches the 13 year anniversary from when he was shot, Waka reflects on how the incident blessed his life. By Erika Marie January 05, 2023
Music Logic Says He Made An Entire Album Over J Dilla Beats But Scrapped It Logic says that he recorded a whole album over unreleased beats from J Dilla but doesn't plan on releasing it. By Cole Blake January 04, 2023
Music Bobby Shmurda Drops Freestyle Dissing Snitches & Some Feel That He's Targeting Gunna Bobby Shmurda takes aim at snitches in hip-hop on his new snippet. By Aron A. January 05, 2023