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Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Original Content A Guide To A$AP Mob In 2017 A refresher on each member of the collective. By Karlton Jahmal October 28, 2017
Original Content Ranking DMX's Albums From Best To Still Pretty Damn Good He's hailed as one of the greatest rappers to pick up a mic, and we're revisiting DMX's catalog and ranking his beloved albums. By Olivia Monahan April 06, 2023
Original Content Yung Joc Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Uncover Yung Joc's net worth journey in 2024, shaped by a successful rap career, TV roles, endorsements, and financial resilience. By Jake Skudder February 23, 2024
Original Content Top 10 Kanye West-Produced Jay Z Tracks There's more to Ye and Jay's relationship than meets the eye. By Benjamin Salkind August 14, 2017
Original Content Young Thug's YSL Records: From Blood Relatives To Life-Long Friends & More Learn more about each member of Young Thug's YSL Records through exclusive interviews with twelve of the artists on the label. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2021
Sports Klay Thompson's Bad Luck And What's Next For The Warriors Klay Thompson's injuries have been devastating for the Warriors although there is certainly light at the end of the tunnel. By Alexander Cole May 09, 2021
Relationships Yandy Smith & Mendeecees Harris' Relationship Timeline They built a brand on loyalty, love, and reality TV. Now it’s over. A full breakdown of Yandy and Mendeecees’ long-lived relationship. By Erika Marie January 05, 2026
Original Content Eminem's "Deja Vu" Is The Realest Song He Ever Wrote Widely regarded as one of hip-hop's best writers of all time, "Deja Vu" stands out as the most devastating song of Eminem's career. By Mitch Findlay April 06, 2020
Original Content N.O.R.E.'s Art Of Storytelling: Drink Champs, The NY Come-Up, & The Most Misunderstood Rapper Encyclopedia Noreaga. By Mitch Findlay December 03, 2019
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
Original Content How "Through The Wire" Jump-Started Kanye West's Career Looking back at "Through The Wire," Kanye West's debut single, which dropped 12 years ago today. By Patrick Lyons September 30, 2015