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Original Content Dave Blunts: The Rapper Who Has Become Hip-Hop's Most Desperate Edgelord Dave Blunts started his career as a meme in the underground. Now, he is a household name known for writing some of Kanye West's most offensive songs. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2025
Original Content Men's Mental Health Awareness Month: Rappers Who Spoke On Struggles & Recovery For Men’s Mental Health Month, we revisit powerful moments when rappers like Ab-Soul, Logic, & Kid Cudi openly sought help through dark times. By Erika Marie June 20, 2025
Original Content Youngboy NBA's Messy Love Life: A Brief History Unpacking NBA Youngboy's female connections. By E Gadsby June 11, 2019
Original Content Famous Rappers Who Are Geminis Gemini season is a time to celebrate some of Hip Hop’s most revered rappers. By Demi Phillips May 24, 2023
Original Content Is Takeoff Actually Quavo's Nephew? Since Takeoff's passing, fans have wondered about the Migos' familial relationship. Here's a look at how Quavo and Takeoff are related. By Josh Megson April 06, 2023
Original Content Why Did Latto Change Her Name? Originally calling herself Mulatto, what made Latto, also known as Big Latto, change her stage name? By Chris Mobley May 03, 2023
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 Stay Sober: Rappers Who Don't Smoke Or Drink Find out which rappers abstain from drug usage of any sort. By Matt Aceto April 14, 2014
Original Content My Diamonds They Say Pikachu: 10 Pokemon References In Rap Songs In honor of Pokemon Go, we've assembled some memorable rap references to the game franchise. By Trevor Smith July 12, 2016
Original Content The 10 Most Iconic '90s Hip-Hop Album Covers From Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" to DMX's "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood", here are the 10 most iconic hip hop album covers of the '90s. By Chris Tart March 31, 2016
Original Content ILoveMakonnen Opens Up About Drake, OVO, Regrets, & Kendrick Lamar Once signed to OVO, Drake’s co-sign gave iLoveMakonnen a Grammy nod—but also left him feeling boxed in and shut out of the wider industry. By Erika Marie September 30, 2025
Original Content Can Kanye West Make A Comeback? Kanye West is making apologies in an attempt to comeback, but some believe this is all a cynical ploy to curry favor. By Alexander Cole December 12, 2025