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Reviews Review: Young Thug's "Barter 6" Will Thugger's new mixtape-album tip the scales in his favor, finally? Probably not. By Nicholas DG April 22, 2015
Original Content 6 Ls Birdman Took In 2015 2015 has not been good to Birdman. By Danny Schwartz July 14, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Father Tracks The Awful Records head honcho's essential tunes. By Chris Tart April 18, 2015
Profiles Meet J-Doe: Conglomerate Records' Next-Up Meet J-Doe: The first signee to Busta Rhymes Conglomerate Records, who's been writing other people's hits for over five years. By Angus Walker June 10, 2015
Original Content #TBT: OutKast's Early Deep Cuts We look at OutKast's early, deep cuts for this week's TBT selection. By Chris Tart July 16, 2015
Original Content 15 Classic Hip-Hop Debuts HotNewHipHop takes a look at 15 classic debut albums in the rap game. By Nikita Rathod July 07, 2014
Original Content Top U.K. Rappers In The Grime Game HotNewHipHop takes a look at some of the rappers doing it big for the U.K. grime scene. By Vanessa Oswald May 06, 2014
Reviews Review: J. Cole's "Revenge of the Dreamers" Compilation J.Cole's recent release of the compilation mixtape, "Revenge of the Dreamers", is a nod to his career so far, and the launch of his label Dreamville. By Rula Al-Nasrawi February 09, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Books For Your Hip-Hop Reading List These titles by both rappers and hip-hop personalities should be at the top of your fall reading list. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery September 18, 2018
Original Content Leaving Neverland: Key Takeaways From Shocking Michael Jackson Documentary As the dust settles on Dan Reed's "Leaving Neverland," it's time to break down the most shocking allegations that have emerged about Michael Jackson and his immensely secretive world. By Robert Blair March 05, 2019
Original Content Juice WRLD: 13 Essential Songs Juice WRLD is the next big star. Here are some of his tracks that you need to hear. By Alex Zidel January 09, 2019
TV "Power" Recap: "He Always Wins" Eliminates Another "Who Shot Ghost?" Suspect The suspects lessen and the plot thickens. By Karlton Jahmal January 13, 2020