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Reviews Review: B.o.B.'s "No Genre 2" Three years, two albums and two mixtapes after dropping his first “No Genre” mixtape, B.o.B. returns with a worthy sequel. Can B.o.B be contained in one genre? By Chris Richburg July 14, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 22-28 Staff picks for the week of July 22th to 28th. By Trevor Smith July 30, 2013
Original Content Honey Cocaine Is Debating Label Deals & Staying Independent Honey Cocaine chops it up with HotNewHipHop about whether or not she'll be staying independent, obstacles as a female in the music industry and more. By Rose Lilah September 06, 2013
Reviews DJ Khaled's "Major Key" (Review) The first half of "Major Key" doesn't sound like a DJ Khaled album, but over time, it becomes clear that it's the same old Khaled. By Patrick Lyons August 03, 2016
Original Content 10 Rappers Who Sound Like Other Rappers Ten rappers who are often mistaken for more well-known ones. By Patrick Lyons February 19, 2016
Reviews Review: Slaughterhouse's "House Rules" Slaughterhouse returns to the basics on "House Rules" mixtape. By Lloyd Jaffe May 25, 2014
Original Content 10 Hip-Hop Artists Who Blew Up Off A Mixtape We peep ten hip-hop artists who got famous thanks to one dope mixtape. By Newton Stern September 08, 2014
Original Content Mixtape Jeezy Cuts (#TBT) It's Jeezy's 40th birthday. Revisit a handful of songs that appeared on his mixtapes between 2001 and 2011. By Danny Schwartz September 28, 2017
Original Content Young Dolph & Yo Gotti: Unpacking The Memphis Beef Why was Yo Gotti rumored to be a person of interest in Young Dolph's shooting? We're unpacking the rivalry between the two would-be kings of Memphis. By Christopher Armstrong September 28, 2017
Reviews Review: Tyler, The Creator's "Cherry Bomb" "Cherry Bomb"—the fourth studio album from Odd Future head honcho Tyler, the Creator—is frequently loud, occasionally soothing, and a bit frustrating. By Perry Simpson April 16, 2015
Original Content 13 Essential Jay Electronica Tracks Jay Electronica has some strangely unique essentials. By Chris Tart March 01, 2015
Original Content 15 Deaths That Shook Up The Rap Game We've lost many important figure to the rap game over the years, and here we take a look at 15 losses that were felt throughout the hip-hop community. By Chris Tart June 09, 2015