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Original Content Cuban Doll Explains Her Major Label Beef In "On The Come Up" Cuban Doll opens up about the benefits of independence, inspiring the youth, and more. By Mitch Findlay June 19, 2019
Original Content Ice T Is The Original Gangsta: Reflecting On "Cop Killer," Avoiding The Dry Snitch & More The OG Archetype. By Mitch Findlay September 19, 2019
Original Content Happy Birthday, T.I.: Revisiting 10 Tracks From His Prime The best of T.I. from 2003 to 2006. By Danny Schwartz September 25, 2017
Original Content 13 Notable Writing Credits On Beyoncé's "Lemonade" A look at the writing credits for Bey's latest. By Trevor Smith April 27, 2016
Original Content Eminem's "EPMD 2" Verse Proves He's The Game's Biggest Hip-Hop Head In the wake of "EPMD 2," it feels like it's time to officially grant Eminem the title of the rap game's biggest hip-hop head. By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2021
Original Content Rappers Who Almost Signed to Other Rap Record Labels From Kanye West to Drake, we're taking a look at rappers who nearly signed to different record labels. By Caleb Hardy April 17, 2023
Sneakers How Kanye West's Nike Air Yeezy 2 "Red October" Almost Never Released The all-red shoe went on to become a decade-defining sneaker. By Alexander Cole February 02, 2020
Original Content B-Lovee Details The Value Of Hard Work, Talks Bronx Drill Origins & More In "On The Come Up" B-Lovee joins HotNewHipHop for the latest episode of "On The Come Up" where he breaks down Bronx's drill scene, his influences, and more. By Joshua Robinson December 06, 2022
Original Content Catching Cases: Rappers Locked Up Too Early In Their Career When rap careers get derailed by jail time. By Alex Galbraith December 21, 2014
Sports Athletes Who Have Franchised Restaurants What popular franchises are owned by your favorite players? By Anthony Rivera April 13, 2023
Reviews Pop Smoke "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" Review "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" is a bittersweet celebration of Pop Smoke's life; an album that should have claimed the summer of 2020 as his own, and mark the formal welcoming of New York’s brightest new star. By Aron A. July 08, 2020
Profiles Meet Jon Bellion, The Co-Writer Of Eminem's "The Monster" HotNewHipHop talks with singer/songwriter Jon Bellion about getting writing credits on Eminem's single with Rihanna "The Monster," as well as the plans he has for his own music. By Rose Lilah November 04, 2013