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Music Sacramento Rapper Hotboy Ju Reportedly Shot & Killed In Broad Daylight His death comes shortly after the shooting of fellow California rapper OG YD. By Madusa S. March 23, 2021
Original Content Nas Reflects On Tupac's Death & Suge Knight's Takeover On "Death Row East" Nas tackles the subject of his complex relationship with 2Pac and Suge Knight's looming shadow on the "King's Disease II" storytelling highlight "Death Row East." By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2021
Music Victoria Monet & Fridayy's New Releases Are An "R&B Season" Mood Fridayy is an artist worth streaming all weekend long. By Hayley Hynes August 27, 2023
Original Content Hottest 20 Albums Of 2016 HotNewHipHop selects our top 20 albums of the year. By Patrick Lyons December 12, 2016
Music R. Kelly Has 35 More Chapters Of "Trapped In The Closet" Done Sylvester will return in new episodes of R. Kelly's beloved series. By Trevor Smith December 24, 2016
Society Freeway Ricky Ross Talks Being Black In America, Fakeness In Rap & Educating Yourself By Any Means Necessary The real Rick Ross speaks. By Karlton Jahmal June 26, 2018
Original Content What Happened To Rita Ora? Is Rita Ora her own worst enemy? By E Gadsby September 12, 2018
Music R. Kelly Reveals He Wrote The "Ignition (Remix)" Before The Original R. Kelly has the Internet confused. By Aron A. February 26, 2018
Original Content Young Thug Vs Lil Uzi Vert: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Young Thug and Lil Uzi Vert both built mainstream careers off of impressive mixtape discographies, but who reigned supreme when they dropped their long-awaited debut albums? By Cole Blake March 02, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out "Dudes" Who Criticize "WAP" & Not "Slob On My Knob" It looks like Meg is making the comparison to point out a double standard By Erika Marie August 11, 2020
Music 2KBABY Remembers His First Time Ever Getting High On "How To Roll" 2KBABY details his weed-smoking habit, revealing that he was selling before he ever smoked on the latest episode of "How To Roll". By Alex Zidel February 26, 2021
Music Future Stars As The Ex Sending Toxic Texts In The Biggest Meme Of The Holiday Season DON'T ANSWER THAT TEXT. By Noah C December 25, 2019