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Music Lauryn Hill Fans Are Split On Her Surprise Performance With Kanye West Considering Kanye West's past bigotries, fans don't know how to feel about Lauryn Hill performing with Ye last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music The Weeknd Pops Out At Kendrick Lamar's Juneteenth Show In Los Angeles Looks like Kendrick Lamar's "Sidewalks" collaborator also wanted to see "Not Like Us" live, adding fuel to the fire of XO's Drake beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2024
Music Ice Cube Opens Up About His New Album “Man Down,” Legacy, And The Future Of West Coast Hip-Hop For Day one of HotNewHipHop's 12 Days Of Christmas special, we spoke to the legendary Ice Cube about his new album, and the impact he has left on West Coast rap. By Tallie Spencer December 14, 2024
Music Young Thug Explains Why Boosie Is "A Real Life Gangsta" Young Thug explains why Boosie is a "real-life gangsta" during an informative appearance on "Million Dollaz Worth Of Game." By Mitch Findlay May 20, 2021
Music XXL Unveils 2023 Freshman Class Featuring GloRilla, Finesse2tymes, And More XXL has revealed this year's Freshman class. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2023
Original Content Kanye West's "Yeezus": An Audacious Experiment 7 years later, Kanye West's "Yeezus" shines as a boundary pushing experiment. By Noah John June 18, 2020
Music Playboi Carti On Not Wanting Face Tattoos: "It Don't Even Make Sense For Me" The rapper has a couple of reason for keeping a clean slate. By Zaynab August 04, 2018
Music Blueface Was A Nicki Minaj Stan Before "Thotiana" Blew Up: See Alleged Old Photo Blueface and his friends were decked out in the flashiest Nicki Minaj merch. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2019
Music Nick Cannon & Former "Wild 'N Out" Member Karlous Miller Squash Beef Miller recently popped up on the show as a special guest. By Erika Marie July 10, 2019
Music Kendrick Lamar's Colombia Concert Cancelation Gets An Explanation Many fans came to wild conclusions as to why Kendrick Lamar's Bogotá concert was canceled, although we doubt this will slow the haters down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music The Alchemist Reveals Backstory Behind His Kendrick Lamar "Meet The Grahams" Beat We've all been waiting for this one... By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2024
Original Content Larry June's Top Streamed Songs Larry June's top songs on streaming services are ranked, listed and compiled. By Paul Barnes March 31, 2023