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Reviews Wale's "SHiNE" (Review) Wale succumbs to the lowest common denominator on his new album. By Perry Simpson May 03, 2017
Reviews YG's "Red Friday" (Review) YG's "Red Friday" tape is nothing more than a collection of decent "Still Brazy" B-sides. By Patrick Lyons November 30, 2016
Reviews Post Malone's "Stoney" (Review) "Stoney" is the world-weary, long-awaited debut album from the guy who brought us "White Iverson." Is he still balling hard, or does he stumble on his rush to score big? By Maxwell Cavaseno December 14, 2016
Original Content 20 Most Anticipated Projects Of 2017 20 projects from hip hop's elite that we're looking forward to hearing this year. By Patrick Lyons January 24, 2017
Reviews Kodak Black's "Painting Pictures" (Review) Kodak Black's debut album arrives amidst personal chaos and an ever-changing rap landscape. Did the Finesse Kid trick us all, or is he truly worth the hype? By Maxwell Cavaseno April 04, 2017
Original Content Why Hip Hop Suddenly Loves Heavy Metal Metal culture is more visible in hip hop than it's ever been, even if nobody in hip hop's listening to it. Denzel Curry, Robb Banks, and metal illustrator Mark Riddick weigh in on this recent phenomenon. By Patrick Lyons October 07, 2016
Original Content Hottest 20 Albums Of 2016 HotNewHipHop selects our top 20 albums of the year. By Patrick Lyons December 12, 2016
Original Content 10 Quotable Lyrics From Young Thug's "JEFFERY" Mixtape Young Thug's got some colorful bars on his new mixtape. By Trevor Smith August 30, 2016
Original Content The 8 Best Moments From The 2016 VMAs A look at the most memorable parts of this year's awards. By Trevor Smith August 29, 2016
Original Content 11 Buzzing Producers You Should Know These are buzzing beatmakers who are up next. Start paying attention. By Luke Hinz April 16, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Playboi Carti & Travis Scott's "Love Hurts" Hits #1 Playboi Carti and Travis Scott have a hit on their hands with "Love Hurts." By Patrick Lyons May 07, 2018
Reviews Travis Scott & Quavo's "Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho" Review Quavo and Travis Scott's collab project may be shallow and vapid, but that doesn't stop it from being a good time. By Patrick Lyons December 28, 2017