Rowdy Rebel was released from prison after a six-year bid on Tuesday (December 15) and he seemingly hasn’t wasted a second of his newfound freedom. Young Thug, who always takes care of his rap friends, made sure to send Double R a gift in the form of a pair of icy chains to make him […]
Exclusive – Pete Rock’s production discography is unsurprisingly stacked ā from his early work with Heavy D & The Boyz and Nas to Kanye West and Busta Rhymes, the legendary beatsmith has collected a sonic arsenal of credits over the past 30 years plus. But there’s still some holes in Rock’s roster he never had […]
Ahead of E-40 and Too $hort’s highly anticipated Verzuz battle this weekend, the duo has teamed up to release the funky “Triple Gold Sox” single.Ā The silky track will live on as part of a bundled version of two individual solo albums from the Bay Area legends, which will consist of 10 tracks from each and […]
Las Vegas, NV – Saweetie will be joining Jack Harlow and Post Malone in Las Vegas to celebrate New Year’s Eve with Bud Light for their first-ever NYE livestream. The Bay Area native’s “Tap In (Remix)” features both artists, so save for DaBaby’s verse, this seems like the perfect time to perform it live. In […]
Toosii started his #LoveCycleChallenge during the Thanksgiving season, buying groceries for unsuspecting families at a local grocery store and sharing the video on Instagram to encourage his peers to do the same. Now he’s extended the challenge through the Christmas season, and this time linked up with the water-hustling teens Meek Mill was accused of […]
As The Game seeks to casually lure ex-nemesis 50 Cent into an automatic internet-breaking Verzuz battle, his “retirement” has begun to be jeopardized with the release of high-profile music. On Wednesday (December 16), the West Coast rap stalwart unleashed an animated visual for his latest Lil Wayne collaboration, “A.I. With The Braids,” a lyrical nod […]
It’s a winter wonderland for 24kGoldn and DaBaby in the newly-released video for “Coco.” The pair head up to a snowy cabin and get into the Christmas spirit as DaBaby becomes Santa in the Cole Bennett-directed clip. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EL DORADO (@24kgoldn) The track is the follow-up to […]
Los Angeles, CA – Three 6 Mafia is responsible for countless classic hit records such asĀ “Stay Fly” and hallmark member Juicy J says if it weren’t for their label, they’d also have one of UGK’s most beloved records within their expansive discography as well. In the latest installment of Juicy J’s interview with HipHopDX, the […]
The German producer Imisc is back with a brand new track, āLove Me Too,ā after the very appealing āDancing Babyā dropped earlier this year. āLove Me Tooā sees the collaboration of Imisc and J.O.Y continue to shine on the kind of track that would perfectly suit an after-party on the beach at sunrise. The Munich-based […]
Kid Cudi returned on Tuesday (December 15) continuing the Man on the Moon III visual series with the Nabil-directed “Heaven On Earth” video, which picks up where last week’s “She Knows This” leaves off. Another clip featuring Will and Jaden Smith from 2006’s TheĀ Pursuit of Happyness sets the tone. An unresponsive Cudder is seen floating […]
Atlanta, GA – Offset celebrated his 29th trip around the sun by hitting up Atlanta’s Allure Gentlemen’s Club with friends on Monday (December 14). As always, he partied in style and his wife Cardi B went above and beyond with his birthday gift. The “WAP” rapper surprised her husband with a rare Lamborghini Aventador SVJ […]
JAY-Z’s Roc Nation and Random House are teaming up to launch a literary publishing partnership titled Roc Lit 101. According to Variety,Ā the company’s first wave of releases are expected to arrive in the summer of 2021, as readers can expect Roc Lit 101 to deeply explore an array of subjects with a unique lens including […]
T-Pain has long been considered one of the innovators of bringing Auto-Tune to the mainstream in the late 2000s, leading rappers like Kanye West and Lil Wayne to use it prominently in their music. According to Diddyās engineer Matt Testa, the Hip Hop mogul saw T-Pain as the architect of the movement and even asked […]
Akademiks is once again at the center of a contentious e-beef, this time with Ebro Darden and Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg. After Rosenberg referred to the media personality as a “talentless hack” during a recent episode of Ebro In The Morning,Ā Rosenberg took his thoughts on Akademiks to YouTube and said he’d have no problem fighting […]
Los Angeles, CA – Playboi Carti’s grotesquely delayed Whole Lotta Red album is supposedly on its way, his latest announcement of an intergalactic guest feature adds tenfold to the hype surrounding the project. Following a recent pop-up appearance with Kanye West, the purported executive producerĀ of the album, Carti linked with Kid Cudi and gave the […]
Los Angeles, CA – Swae Lee is asking his 8.9 million Instagram followers for their assistance. On Monday (December 14), theĀ Rae Sremmurd rapper issued a cry for help to his Instagram Stories after he apparently lost his hard drive at the Los Angeles International Airport. He also put up a handsome reward for its safe […]
OGDENSBURG, NY – Rowdy Rebel was released from prison on Tuesday (December 15), according to Complex and a search of theĀ Department of Corrections and Community Supervision website. The “Computers” rhymer had been locked up in the Ogdensburg Correction Facility since 2016 but was first arrested alongside Bobby Shmurda and 13 other GS9 members in 2014 […]
Chance The Rapper is often the butt of internet jokes, which only seemed to intensify after the release of his 2019 albumĀ The Big Day.Ā The project, which received a dismalĀ 2.3 ratingĀ from HipHopDX, was trashed by critics and eviscerated by his once loyal fans. But during a recent video interview with Hot 97’s Ebro Darden and Peter […]
Phora isn’t too happy with what seems to be the promo run for Playboi Carti’s highly-anticipated album Whole Lotta Red. On Monday (December 14), images of the album’s title and its alleged release date of December 25 spray-painted on walls and billboards in various locations started circulating on Twitter. One of those billboards happened to […]
Exclusive – T.I. may be the charismatic host of his own expediTIously podcast, but every once in awhile he’ll sit down for an interview where he’s answering the questions. During a recent Zoom conversation with HipHopDX, the Hustle Gang CEO touched on a myriad of topics, including his marriage to Tameka “Tiny” Harris and intuitively […]
The one and only Murs has returned with a new album called Love & Rockets Vol. 2: The Declaration.Ā To coincide with the release, the Living Legend and former host of HipHopDX’s The BreakdownĀ has also shared a video for “The D.O.C.,” one of 12 tracks on the DJ Fresh-produced project. Directed byĀ Justin Marmorstein, the visual begins […]
Rick Ross will headline Rolling Loud’s third live stream of the pandemic-stricken year, ‘Home For The Holidaze.’ The event goes down Tuesday (December 15) at 6 p.m. ET through Rolling Loud’s Twitch channel and will also feature performances from Pouya and Fat Nick, Robb Bank$, Hotboii and more. As usual, it will feature interviews and […]
Bun B is standing tall on his initial sentiments about Tory Lanez following the Toronto native’s incident with Megan Thee Stallion. The legendary Houston rhymer sat down with HotNewHipHop on Monday (December 14), and he was asked about speaking out against Lanez in August. According to Bun, he has no regrets about standing up for […]
Charlotte, NC – DaBaby was apparently craving some fast food goodness on Sunday night (December 13) and decided to roll through a McDonald’s drive-thru. But the chart-topping rapper got more than he bargained for when the employee manning the window started spitting a freestyle for him. Unbeknownst to DaBaby, the man serving his food turned […]
Chicago rapper JusBlow600, who’s signed to Lil Durk’s Only The Family imprint alongside the late King Von, was reportedly arrested last week. According to The Times of Northwest Indiana, JusBlow600 ā real nameĀ Justin M. Mitchell ā was extradited back to Chicago where he’ll face a murder charge and six additional felonies. In addition to the […]
Fredo Bang is not pleased with PornHub’s latest move. The popular adult video website purged millions of videos in the last week after making the decision to limit uploads to verified users, calling it āthe most comprehensive safeguards in user-generated platform history” in a statement. But it’s also an extreme inconvenience, according to Fredo. “This […]
Rowdy Rebel is back home after his release from prison on Tuesday (December 15), and he’s already ready to stir the pot. In a video shortly after he walked out of the Ogdensburg Correction Facility, the “Computers” rapper stood on top of a car as he laid claim to the coveted title of King of […]
Despite Pfizerās COVID-19 vaccine being authorized for emergency use across the U.S. on Friday (December 11), one person who won’t be taking it is NLE Choppa. The Memphis-bred rapper took to Twitter on Sunday (December 13) to urge his 931,000 followers to avoid the vaccine altogether. “Stay away from the vaccines,” he wrote on his […]
Compton, CA – Roddy Ricch has been one of the biggest success stories of 2020 off the back of his Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial album and songs like “The Box” and DaBaby‘s “Rockstar” topping the charts, but he hasn’t forgotten where he came from. On Saturday (December 12), he decided to give back […]
Rumors of a B-Side to Eminem’s Music To Be Murdered By album began making the rounds on social media over the weekend. The chatter picked up steam after fans spotted director Cole Bennett, who was behind Shady’s “Godzilla” video, in Detroit’s 8 Mile area. A heavily bearded EminemĀ was then captured in front of a green […]