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Sports Top 10 NBA Players To Follow On Instagram 10 NBA stars you need to be following on the gram. By Kyle Rooney October 25, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Jay Rock Tracks An introduction to TDE's Jay Rock. By Chris Tart September 06, 2015
Original Content Jahlil Beats Lists His Top 10 Producers Of All Time Jahlil Beats breaks down his Top 10 producers of all time for HotNewHipHop. By Rose Lilah October 14, 2014
Original Content Rick Ross Reflects On Avoiding Flashy Features On "Richer Than I Ever Been" "Richer Than I Ever Been" did not include collabs with Drake or Lil Baby like many anticipated but Rick Ross explains why he didn't need to rely on A-List features on his eleventh studio album. By Aron A. February 25, 2022
Original Content Dear Graduates: Life Lessons From Kanye West's "College Dropout" With graduation season in effect, we take a look at some life lessons brought to us by Kanye West's classic "College Dropout." By Eve Stern May 27, 2015
Original Content What Drake's "Nice For What" Tells Us About His Next Album From the star-studded video to the New Orleans bounce influence, there are clues to the rapper's next moves in his most recent single. By Trevor Smith April 10, 2018
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
Reviews Review: Rick Ross' "Black Market" Rick Ross adds a dash of realism to his kingpin fantasy raps on "Black Market." By Patrick Lyons December 11, 2015
Reviews Young Nudy's "Slimeball 3" Review With no features this time around, “Slimeball 3” attempts to establish Young Nudy as one of East Atlanta's premier acts. By Narsimha Chintaluri August 10, 2018
Original Content New Orleans Hip-Hop: From Under Water To Underground New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 07, 2014
Reviews Review: Travi$ Scott's "Rodeo" Travi$ Scott attempts to raise hell, but are his efforts undercooked? By Maxwell Cavaseno September 05, 2015
Original Content 5 Reasons "Dark Sky Paradise" Will Be Big Sean's Best Album Yet Big Sean seems poised to break into the upper echelon of rap with "Dark Sky Paradise". By Patrick Lyons February 11, 2015