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Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Original Content Summer Walker's "Still Over It": Everything We Know Summer Walker’s highly-anticipated sophomore album is slated for release at the top of November. Here’s our round-up of everything we know about the project, so far. By Angela Savage October 19, 2021
Sports Ice Cube Talks Growing The BIG3, Playing In The Bahamas, & Popularizing 3-On-3 Basketball Ice Cube sat down with HNHH for an exclusive interview about his BIG3 basketball league and how he has been able to grow the operation in a competitive industry. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2021
Reviews Polo G "Hall Of Fame" Review At the peak of his commercial powers, Chicago's Polo G sets out to prove that his upward trajectory is still in motion on "Hall Of Fame." By Robert Blair June 15, 2021
Original Content Funk Flex Gives His Take On The New Generation Of Rappers & Hip-Hop's Melodic Evolution INTERVIEW: Funk Flex reveals which rappers today he would want to appear on "Ride With Funkmaster Flex," details working with King Von, and talks new music releases on the InFlexWeTrust imprint. By Aron A. April 27, 2021
Original Content Pull Out For What? Rappers With A Lot Of Kids HotNewHipHop examines which rappers have fathered the most children. By Rose Lilah January 23, 2014
Reviews Ye "Donda 2" Stem Player Review It’s impossible to imagine what Ye’s "Donda 2" will sound like when it is complete but the living legend artist is creating a one-of-a-kind fan experience by intimately letting his supporters into his creative process, and presenting the album as it evolves in real-time, exclusively on his Stem Player. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2022
Pop Culture Kanye's Donda Academy Sued: What We Know We're breaking down the outrageous allegations against Ye's defunct school, Donda Academy. By Victoria Ifeolu April 10, 2023
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Proof That Westside Gunn Is The Most Connected Man In The Game Westside Gunn may be underground but he's definitely got wide-reaching connects in the rap game. By E Gadsby February 29, 2020
Original Content Xzibit's "Man Vs. Machine" Still Packs A Nostalgic Punch On its seventeenth birthday, take a minute to revisit Xzibit's "Man Vs. Machine." By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2019
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz September 10, 2019
Original Content Offset's "The Set Gala": Saving The Best For Last? The Atlanta rapper is preparing to unleash a solo album that will hopefully peel back the layers of an untold story. By Luke Hinz December 14, 2018