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Music DJ Akademiks Explains What's Missing From Lil Baby's New Album, "Wham" DJ Akademiks says Lil Baby's "Wham" is "garbage." By Cole Blake January 12, 2025
Streetwear Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Dress To Impress For NYC Date Night Rihanna and ASAP Rocky continue to turn heads. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2024
Profiles Behind The Beat: Mr. 2-17 Bankroll Fresh and 2 Chainz producer Mr. 2-17 is creating Atlanta's future by pulling from its past. By Trevor Smith January 27, 2016
Original Content Top 40 Hip-Hop Albums of 2022 HotNewHipHop's annual rankings are here, beginning with the top 40 albums of 2022. By HNHH Staff December 15, 2022
TV Jay-Z Believes "Ambition" & "Ego" Derailed Murder Inc Supergroup With Ja Rule & DMX Back in the 1990s, the trio of hitmakers came together to form Murder Inc, but they never went the distance and Hov shared why. By Erika Marie August 13, 2022
Music Travis Scott, Cardi B, Juice WRLD & More Announced For Made In America 2019 Cardi B and Travis Scott are set to anchor the "Made In America" festival. By Mitch Findlay April 02, 2019
Music Travis Scott Shares A Second Album Cover For “Astroworld” Travis Scott shares an alternate album cover for "Astroworld." By Kevin Goddard August 01, 2018
Music JID Shares New Details Regarding Next Album, "God Does Like Ugly" JID will be performing a series of concerts in preparation of the release of his next album, "God Does Like Ugly." By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music NBA Ben10 Enjoys Hospital Facial As He Recovers From Shooting NBA Ben10 appears to be in good spirits despite getting shot multiple times at a Houston restaurant last week. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Kanye West Called Out By Jewish Rights Organization For "Heil Hitler" Single Streaming services also took aim at Kanye West's "Heil Hitler" track, taking it down from their platforms almost immediately upon release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz's Meet-N-Greets Are Even More Hands-On Than Chris Brown Boosie Badazz and Chris Brown's Meet-N-Greets have trended across social media with comparisons of which have the wildest fans. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 27, 2025
Music Cardi B Blames "The Government" For Comical Onstage Mishap During Tour Considering Cardi B's recent online clash with the United States Department of Homeland Security, maybe this joke is deeper than fans think. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026