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On Friday, Matthew Williams honored the late Juice WRLD in a great way. Williams, creative director of Givenchy and owner of 1017 ALYX 9SM, is collaborating with the 999 Club. In celebration of Juice WRLD’s life, ALYX and ALYX Studio released a special edition long sleeve t-shirt. The shirts come in black and white, running at […]
Drake and 21 Savage are continuing to rollout Her Loss on their terms. During tonight’s Saturday Night Live episode with host Amy Schumer and musical guest Steve Lacy, Drake and 21 Savage shared another spoof video on social media. This time, the duo parodied an appearance on SNL with Michael B. Jordan introducing them. They performed […]
On Fouki’s latest track, “Zayon,” the Montreal rapper won’t stop running toward his idea of paradise. The song, mostly sung, is a more serious and introspective affair than his previous releases. The track focuses on Fouki’s rise in the Quebec rap scene, he’s arguably the province’s biggest rapper commercially, and his unrelenting ambition to reach […]
Freddie Gibbs has unleashed his long-awaited major label debut Soul Sold Separately. His first substantial release since signing to Warner Records, Soul Sold Separately is the 40-year-old’s most star-studded affair to date. The album features appearances from the likes of Pusha-T, Kelly Price, Offset, Moneybagg Yo, Rick Ross, Anderson .Paak, Raekwon, DJ Paul, and Musiq Soulchild. The production […]
Anthony Martini is facing another wave of controversy. The music executive made headlines this year for his defense of FN Meka, an A.I.-generated rapper that was backed by Martini’s New Factory project. The digital artist would go on to land a deal with Capitol Records, but was quickly dropped by the label following outrage over […]
“This deluxe is all cap, this shit is not real,” Lil Durk says at the beginning of “So What,” the intro to his 7220 deluxe album. His disclaimer once seemed unthinkable for many fans. For the majority of hip-hop history, rappers have sold themselves as paragons of authenticity in their music. “I’m living my raps” […]
After saying she would be stepping away from music back in 2021, Iggy Azalea announced that she’s changed her mind. “A year ago I was willing to walk away from music because I was tired of the negative energy it attracted,” Azalea wrote on Monday. “But what I’ve learned is that even when I’m minding my […]
Just two days after YouTuber Charleston White claimed he and his crew maced Soulja Boy, the “Crank Dat” rapper took to social media on Friday to set the record straight. “If I knew that you n***as was gon’ get on the internet, talk all of this gangsta shit, all of this crazy shit, and reach […]
The growth of Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif’s hip-hop festival, Rolling Loud—from their first one-day event in Miami in 2015, to now bringing it to Europe on a large scale—has been astronomical. On July 22, back after two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, Rolling Loud fans got to experience three days of rap music greatness from across […]
Despite the passing of New York’s “Rap Music on Trial” bill, Bobby Shmurda has cautioned rappers to remain “mindful” of their lyrical content. Shmurda, who is no stranger to having his lyrics used against him in court, told HotNewHipHop in a new cover story that he remains apprehensive that the bill will stop art being used against […]
