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News DJ Premier Reveals Mysterious New Project, Talks Nas Album DJ Premier details the progress on a brand new collaborative effort, and his much-talked about album with Nas. By Trevor Smith May 15, 2014
News Tyler, The Creator Acts Out At Buzzfeed Office, Staff Live Tweet Their Terror [Update: Tyler Responds] Tyler The Creator paid a visit to Buzzfeed offices today, but the staff were not too receptive to his behavior. By Trevor Smith May 14, 2014
News Eminem & Rihanna Announce "The Monster" Tour Dates, "MMLP2" Goes Double Platinum Rihanna and Eminem have announced "The Monster" tour dates, and The Marhsall Mathers LP 2 has gone Double Platinum. By hnhh March 19, 2014
News Nas "Time Is Illmatic" Documentary Headed To Theatres This October The rights to Nas documentary, "Time Is Illmatic" have been acquired by Tribeca, and will be screened in select cities starting in October. By Trevor Smith May 13, 2014
News Hip-Hop Sales Down From This Time Last Year Hip-hop struggling on the charts for the first half of 2014. By Lloyd Jaffe July 04, 2014
Original Content Shit Rappers Say HotNewHipHop takes a look at some of the wildest, funniest and randomest things that hip hop artists have said in various interviews. By Nikita Rathod June 11, 2014
News Jay-Z's Manager Assures That "Watch The Throne" Will Not Leak <p>Jay-Z's manager is confident that Hov and Kanye's record won't suffer the same fate as so many others.<br /> <br /> Despite the fact that virtually no album goes un-leaked these days, one manager believes that his camp has discovered a way to keep one of the most highly-anticipated Hip Hop albums from getting to the masses ahead of time.<br /> <br /> John Meneilly, Jay-Z's manager, believes that Jay and Kanye West's album, Watch The Throne, is on lock down. “It is not going to leak,” tweeted Meneilly.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 04, 2011
News Drake Scores Huge Payout, Sends Kanye West Packing W/ $1 Mil Asking Show Fee <p>Young Money's Drake managed to earn a huge payout over the weekend by performing at a former television network executive's party as the replacement for Kanye West.<br /> <br /> According to reports, Drizzy's New York City one-night weekend performance landed him a solid $250,000.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 09, 2011
News Eminem Too Expensive for 'Glee' <p>Hit musical comedy 'Glee' may be one of the most successful shows on television, but they're not big enough for Eminem. The Fox series, which has built itself into a $500 million dollar brand, has featured performances of popular songs like Rihanna's 'Take a Bow,' Cee-Lo's ubiquitious 'F--- You' and several Billy Joel standards, but Slim Shady's music was reportedly too expensive for the show.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 28, 2011
News Juelz Santana Confirms Diplomats Deal With Interscope <p>Harlem's mighty rap collective The Diplomats have been teasing a potential deal with industry veteran Jimmy Iovine and his Interscope label since last year. Now, it looks like things are a little more certain. Group member Juelz Santana claimed the deal is a go in a recent interview with Ozone Magazine.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 18, 2011
News Wiz Khalifa Celebrates Opening For Steelers Game <p>Wiz Khalifa celebrates a personal victory as the Pittsburgh Steelers head to the Super Bowl after a crushing defeat of the New York Jets.<br /> <br /> As expected, Khalifa, a native of Pittsburgh, performed his hit record "Black and Yellow" for the home team.<br /> </p> <p><iframe height="345" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OkxwZdRh6c8" type="text/html" class="youtube-player" title="YouTube video player"></iframe></p> <p>He said he would celebrate in his own special way.</p> By Rose Lilah January 25, 2011
News Waka Flocka Flame's Home Raided (While Gucci Was Inside) <p>It was a rough morning for hip-hop as two people were arrested and Gucci Mane was briefly detained during a raid on Waka Flocka Flame’s Georgia home, and DMX was sentenced to yet another year in prison.<br /> By Rose Lilah December 17, 2010