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News Drake & Lil Wayne Shelve Joint Project Because of Ye & Jay-Z <p>The Drake news is not over yet! We found out yesterday that Drake and Lil Wayne had put their collaborative effort on the backburner, and now we find out the reason the why: Drake thinks that it would be compared to "Watch The Throne" instead of being judged on its own merit.</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011
Music Eminem & Pink Reportedly Have A New Song Coming Soon Could it be the first single from Em's next album? By Trevor Smith August 19, 2017
News Rick Ross Sends Charlamagne Bottles In Response To Birdman Interview Charlamagne receives boxes of Rose from Rick Ross, seemingly in response to his face-off with Birdman on The Breakfast Club last week. By Angus Walker April 25, 2016
News Body Washed Up On Brooklyn Beach Affiliated With Bobby Shmurda’s G Stone Crips Crew A dead body that washed up on the Brooklyn beach turns out to be an affiliate of Bobby Shmurda's GS9 crew. By Kevin Goddard May 05, 2016
News Brett Favre Brightens Lil Wayne's Spirits <blockquote> <p><em>He'll miss a little over a month, but if things go according to schedule, Lil Wayne will be out of prison in time to catch most of the NFL season. Last week, the season kicked off with Wayne's home team, Super Bowl champions the New Orleans Saints, beating Weezy's favorite player, Brett Favre, and the Minnesota Vikings.<br /> <br /> As Young Money President Mack Maine told MTV News recently, Weezy is elated that Favre didn't hang up his shoulder pads and go into retirement.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 16, 2010
News Has The Mixtape Gone Mainstream? <p class="MsoNormal">As I was sifting through the list of Grammy nominees a couple weeks ago, I saw a lot of familiar names.<span>  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Eminem? Check.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jay-Z?<span>  </span>Of course.<span>  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Kanye West? This dude can’t stay off the list.</p> By Rose Lilah December 13, 2010
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: July 6 An overview of hip-hop and r'n'b album sales and chart positions. By Chris Tart July 06, 2017
Industry Word Up: Grammys Don't Show Love For Hip-Hop <p>Word up HNHH viewers, the Grammys were on last night, and even if you missed it, you can catch all the relevant performances <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/54th-annual-grammy-awards-performances-and-winners-news.1418.html" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> By Rose Lilah February 13, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Fans Lineup For Fake College Concert <p>A handful of shady concert promoters have invoked the wrath of hip-hop princess Nicki Minaj, by planning a series of fake shows that claim to feature the in-demand rapper.</p> By Rose Lilah September 22, 2010
Music DJ Khaled Scores First No. 1 On R&B Charts With "Wild Thoughts" DJ Khaled gets another chart-topper. By Matt F July 06, 2017
News Ticketmaster Says Kanye West Can't Promise Refunds For Abridged Concert Kanye West spoke too soon when he promised his LA audience a refund upon stopping last night's "Saint Pablo" show due to losing his voice. By Angus Walker November 04, 2016
News Big Sean Talks On Sophomore Album, Says He Has Different Thought Mentality Than "Finally Famous" Big Sean explains his "whole different thought mentality" on his next album, and says he has a better sense of who he is now. He also lists some artists he's working with for the as-of-yet-untitled album. By Rose Lilah June 11, 2012