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Music Charlamagne Tha God Explains His Issue With Backlash To "The Breakfast Club" Being On Netflix Netflix announced that it would be airing Charlamagne Tha God's "The Breakfast Club" and other iHeartRadio shows in December. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Don Toliver Announces Release Date For New Album “OCTANE” Don Toliver recently dropped off a cinematic, black-and-white trailer for his fifth studio album, "OCTANE." By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026
Music Joe Budden Weighs In On Mero Taking Ebro's Spot On Hot 97 Mero began hosting his own show on Hot 97 on Tuesday morning, following the cancelation of "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He's Done Criticizing Jay-Z And Roc Nation DJ Akademiks has been steadily criticizing Jay-Z and Roc Nation as of late, although now it seems like he wants to change course. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music MC Serch Returns With New EP "Millions Of Zeroes" A new chapter begins for MC Serch as the 3rd Bass legend releases his first EP, Millions Of Zeroes. By Erika Marie July 24, 2026
Music Maxo Kream Explains The "Real Story" Of How He Met Playboi Carti Maxo Kream unpacks his connection with Playboi Carti and reveals how they first met in an exclusive new interview. By Alex Zidel December 14, 2021
Music Kanye West's "DONDA" Outfit Was Reportedly Inspired By His Favorite Anime "Akira" Kanye West may have pulled some outfit inspiration from "Akira," which he previously admitted was one of his favorite animes. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Music Yung Bleu Announces He's Changing His Name Yung Bleu announces his "new chapter" by revealing his new stage name. By Alex Zidel September 13, 2021
Music Cardi B Teases Video For "Hot Sh*t" Featuring Kanye West & Lil Durk Cardi B shared a clip from her upcoming music video for "Hot Shit" on Instagram. By Cole Blake July 11, 2022
Pop Culture 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time List Shared Via Partnership Between Billboard & Vibe Each week, the magazines will be sharing the list's next 10 spots. The top 10 will be unveiled during the week of February 6. By Isaac Fontes January 11, 2023
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 T.I. Explains Meaning Of His Final Album, "Kill The King" T.I. says that he's looking to dethrone himself as the "King of the South" with his final album. By Cole Blake February 19, 2023