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Original Content Ray J’s Long Road Through Chaos: Untangling His Scandals What happens when scandal becomes the brand? A look at Ray J’s decade of conflict, clout, and collapse, and the culture that kept clicking. By Erika Marie October 09, 2025
Original Content 40 Classic A$AP Yams Tweets In Preparation For A$AP Mob's "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1" Tweeting was one of A$AP Yams' many gifts. By Trevor Smith October 26, 2016
Sneakers Ranking The Top 7 Air Jordan 1 Low Releases Of All Time From the iconic "Chicago" to the vibrant "Shattered Backboard", here are the 7 greatest Air Jordan 1 Low releases ever made. By Ben Atkinson February 27, 2026
Original Content 17 Rap Songs That Blew Up On TikTok We're breaking down all the hip-hop songs that took off on TikTok. By Joe Abrams July 28, 2021
Pop Culture The Joe Budden and Rory & Mal Beef: A Breakdown Joe Budden, Rory, and Mal were once close friends, but their highly public split was anything but amicable. By Wyatt Westlake April 12, 2023
Original Content Snoop Dogg, Hip Hop, & The Continued Struggle Over LGBTQIA+ Acceptance Hip Hop embraces & resists queerness at once. Snoop Dogg’s discomfort with LGBTQIA+ parents shows the culture’s contradictions. By Erika Marie September 12, 2025
Original Content Afrika Bambaataa’s Complicated Legacy Forces Hard Questions Afrika Bambaataa helped build Hip Hop. The abuse allegations changed what that legacy means. By Erika Marie April 13, 2026
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 Top 50 Best Rapper Flows Of All Time We ranked the top 50 best rappers according to flow, only. By HNHH Staff November 26, 2019
Sneakers The 12 Hardest Ls Ever Taken On Nike SNKRS, Ranked From Off-White grails to Travis Scott collabs, these are the 12 hardest Ls ever taken on Nike SNKRS, the drops almost nobody could hit. By Ben Atkinson September 04, 2025
Sneakers Ranking The 10 Best Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 Lows Ranking the top 10 Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 Low collaboration and breaking down what makes each signature Travis shoe special. By Ben Atkinson January 09, 2026
Original Content Bots & Artificial Streams Are Killing Hip Hop Streaming bots and fake plays are shaking Hip Hop. Numbers have always mattered in music, but artificial streams are polluting the culture. By Erika Marie March 05, 2026