HipHopDX
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Type of site | Media |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles |
| Owner | Uproxx Studios |
| Founder(s) | Sharath Cherian |
| Editor | Jerry L. Barrow |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 1999[1] |
| Current status | Active |
HipHopDX is an online magazine of hip hop music criticism and news.[2][3] HipHopDX has over 3.5M monthly readers, the website encompassing hip hop news, interviews, music, and reviews.[4] The website's founder and CEO is Sharath Cherian and the Head of Content is Jerry L. Barrow.[5] HipHopDX is the flagship publication of Cheri Media Group.[1] HipHopDX can be found on X[6] (formerly Twitter), Instagram,[7] Facebook,[8] YouTube,[9] and TikTok.[10]
In September 2020, the website was acquired by Warner Music Group;[11] however, the website was sold in 2024 to Uproxx Studios, managed by will.i.am, Jarret Myer, and Rich Antoniello.[12] HipHopDX's Director of Hip Hop Journalism, Elliott Wilson, is a co-host (with DJ Hed and Jeremy Hecht) on The Bigger Picture, a weekly hip-hop debate show managed by Uproxx Studios.[13][14]
HipHopDX was nominated for "Best Hip Hop Online Site" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards.[15] On September 3, 2013, The Source named HipHopDX, number three on their 2013 Digital Power 30 list, which ranks websites that are the most popular in the hip hop industry.[16]
Year-end awards
Source[17]
MC/Rapper of the Year
- 2006: Lupe Fiasco
- 2007: André 3000 of OutKast
- 2008: Nas
- 2009: Raekwon
- 2010: Eminem
- 2011: Tech N9ne
- 2012: Kendrick Lamar
- 2013: Kendrick Lamar
- 2014: Big K.R.I.T.
- 2015: Kendrick Lamar
- 2016: Chance the Rapper
- 2017: Kendrick Lamar
- 2018: J. Cole
- 2019: DaBaby
- 2020: Lil Baby
- 2021: Tyler, the Creator
- 2022: Kendrick Lamar
- 2023: Killer Mike
Album of the Year
- 2006: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco
- 2007: Graduation by Kanye West
- 2008: I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II by Killer Mike
- 2009: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II by Raekwon
- 2010: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
- 2011: Section.80 by Kendrick Lamar
- 2012: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar
- 2013: Run the Jewels by Run the Jewels
- 2014: PRhyme by PRhyme
- 2015: To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
- 2016: Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
- 2017: DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar
- 2018: KOD by J. Cole
- 2019: Bandana by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
- 2020: Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist
- 2021: Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, the Creator
- 2022: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
- 2023: Michael by Killer Mike
Producer of the Year
- 2006: will.i.am
- 2007: Polow da Don
- 2008: Black Milk
- 2009: No ID
- 2010: Kanye West
- 2011: Big K.R.I.T.
- 2012: The Alchemist
- 2013: Mike Will Made It
- 2014: DJ Mustard
- 2015: Metro Boomin
- 2016: Kaytranada
- 2017: Metro Boomin
- 2018: Not awarded
- 2019: Wheezy
- 2020: Hit-Boy
- 2021: The Alchemist
- 2022: Hit-Boy
- 2023: The Alchemist
Verse of the Year
- 2006: R.A. the Rugged Man on Jedi Mind Tricks' "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story"
- 2007: André 3000 on OutKast's "Da Art of Storytellin' Pt. 4"
- 2008: Joe Budden on "Who?"
- 2009: Ghostface Killah on Raekwon's "Gihad"
- 2010: Nicki Minaj on Kanye West's "Monster"
- 2011: Kendrick Lamar on "HiiiPower"
- 2012: Killer Mike on "Reagan"
- 2013: Kendrick Lamar on Big Sean's "Control"
- 2014: Big K.R.I.T. on "Mt. Olympus"
- 2015: Drake on "Back to Back"
- 2016: Chance the Rapper on Kanye West's "Ultralight Beam"
- 2017: Eminem on "The Storm"
- 2018: Jay Rock on "King's Dead"
- 2019: J. Cole on 21 Savage's "A Lot"
- 2020: Lil Baby on "The Bigger Picture"
- 2021: André 3000 on Kanye West's "Life of the Party"
- 2022: Jay-Z on DJ Khaled's "God Did"
- 2023: André 3000 on Killer Mike's "Scientists & Engineers"
Mixtape/EP of the Year
- 2008: The Bar Exam 2 by Royce da 5'9
- 2009: So Far Gone by Drake
- 2010: K.R.I.T. Wuz Here by Big K.R.I.T.
- 2013: Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper
- 2014: Tha Tour Pt. 1 by Rich Gang
- 2015: It's Better This Way by Big K.R.I.T.
- 2016: Tabernacle: Trust the Shooter by Royce da 5'9
- 2017: You Only Live 2wice by Freddie Gibbs
- 2018: Streams of Thought, Vol. 1 and Streams of Thought, Vol. 2 by Black Thought
Rising Star/Rookie/Come up of the Year
- 2007: Blu
- 2008: Wale
- 2009: Fashawn
- 2010: Yelawolf
- 2011: Action Bronson
- 2012: Joey Badass
- 2013: Chance the Rapper
- 2014: Vince Staples
- 2015: Fetty Wap
- 2016: Not awarded
- 2017: Cardi B
- 2018: Cardi B
- 2019: YBN Cordae
- 2020: Roddy Ricch
- 2021: Baby Keem
- 2022: GloRilla
- 2023: Sexyy Red
Non Hip Hop Album/R&B Album of the Year
- 2006: St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley
- 2007: Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
- 2008: Seeing Sounds by N.E.R.D
- 2009: Love the Future by Chester French
- 2010: The Lady Killer by Cee Lo Green
- 2011: Nostalgia, Ultra by Frank Ocean
- 2012: Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
- 2013: The 20/20 Experience by Justin Timberlake
- 2014: Souled Out by Jhene Aiko
- 2015: Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd
- 2016: A Seat at the Table by Solange
- 2017: Ctrl by SZA
- 2018: Oxnard by Anderson .Paak
- 2019: Over It by Summer Walker
- 2020: After Hours by The Weeknd
- 2021: Still Over It by Summer Walker
- 2022: Renaissance by Beyoncé
- 2023: SOS by SZA
Slept On/Underrated Album of the Year
- 2007: Below the Heavens by Blu & Exile
- 2008: Johnson&Jonson by Johnson&Jonson
- 2009: Born and Raised by Cormega
- 2010: Nineteen Ninety Now by Celph Titled & Buckwild
- 2011: Dr. Lecter by Action Bronson
- 2012: Trophies by O.C. and Apollo Brown
- 2013: Czarface by Czarface
- 2014: Faces by Mac Miller
- 2015: The Good Fight by Oddisee
- 2016: Handshakes with Snakes by Apathy
- 2017: At What Cost by GoldLink
- 2018: Harlan & Alondra by Buddy
Comeback of the Year
- 2007: UGK
- 2008: Q-Tip
- 2009: Wu-Tang Clan
- 2010: Lloyd Banks
- 2011: Common
- 2012: Juicy J
- 2013: Mac Miller
- 2014: G-Unit
- 2015: Dr. Dre
- 2016: A Tribe Called Quest
- 2017: Jay-Z
- 2018: Meek Mill
- 2019: Gang Starr
- 2020: Jay Electronica
- 2021: Isaiah Rashad
- 2022: Jeezy
- 2023: Gunna
Music Video of the Year
- 2009: "3 A.M." by Eminem
- 2010: "Window Seat" by Erykah Badu
- 2011: "Yonkers" by Tyler, The Creator
- 2012: "Daughter" by Nas
- 2013: "Started from the Bottom" by Drake
- 2014: "i" by Kendrick Lamar
- 2015: "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar
- 2016: "Lemonade" by Beyonce
- 2017: "HUMBLE" by Kendrick Lamar
- 2018: "This is America" by Childish Gambino
- 2019: "Suge" by DaBaby
- 2020: "Life is Good" by Future feat. Drake
- 2021: "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X
- 2022: "The Heart Part 5" by Kendrick Lamar
- 2023: "First Person Shooter" by Drake feat. J. Cole
R&B Artist of the Year
- 2019: Summer Walker
- 2020: Abel Tesfaye
- 2021: Snoh Aalegra
- 2022: Brent Faiyaz
- 2023: SZA
R&B Song of the Year
- 2016: "Needed Me" by Rihanna
- 2017: "Love Galore" by SZA
- 2018: Not awarded
- 2019: "No Guidance" by Chris Brown feat. Drake
- 2020: "Do it" by Chloe x Halle
- 2021: "Good Days" by SZA
- 2022: "Bad Habit" by Steve Lacy
- 2023: "Kill Bill" by SZA
Beat of the Year
- 2015: "F*ck Up Some Commas" by Future
- 2016: "OOOUUU" by Young M.A
- 2017: "Mask Off" by Future
- 2018: "SICKO MODE" by Travis Scott
- 2019: "Hot" by Young Thug
- 2020: "The Box" by Roddy Ricch
- 2021: "family ties" by Baby Keem
- 2022: "Johnny P's Caddy" by Benny the Butcher & J. Cole
- 2023: "fukumean" by Gunna
Collab of the Year
- 2009: "Forever" by Eminem feat. Drake, Kanye West, & Lil Wayne
- 2010: "Monster" by Kanye West feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, & Bon Iver
- 2011: "Interlude" by Lil Wayne feat. Tech N9ne & André 3000
- 2012: "Mercy" by Kanye West feat. Big Sean, 2 Chainz, & Pusha T
- 2013: Not awarded
- 2014: "Kingdom" by Common feat. Vince Staples
- 2015: "Where Ya At" by Future feat. Drake
- 2016: "All the Way Up" by Fat Joe, Remy Ma, French Montana feat. Infared
- 2017: "Crew" by GoldLink feat. Shy Glizzy & Brent Faiyaz
- 2018: "SICKO MODE" by Travis Scott feat. Drake, Swae Lee, & Big Hawk
- 2019: "Going Bad" by Meek Mill feat. Drake
- 2020: "Life is Good" by Future feat. Drake
- 2021: "family ties" by Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar
- 2022: "Tomorrow 2" by GloRilla feat. Cardi B
- 2023: Not awarded
Hip Hop Song of the Year
- 2019: "Suge" by DaBaby
- 2020: "The Bigger Picture" by Lil Baby
- 2021: "WUSYANAME" by Tyler, the Creator feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- 2022: "Johnny P's Caddy" by Benny the Butcher & J. Cole
- 2023: "SkeeYee" by Sexyy Red
References
- ^ a b "Publications | Cheri Media". CheriMedia.com. Cheri Media. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Posthumous Aaliyah album to come from Drake?". Los Angeles Times. August 4, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Insanul Ahmed (July 10, 2013). "HipHopDX". Complex. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "HipHopDX". Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Trent Clark Joins HipHopDX As Managing Editor, The #1 Online Source For Hip Hop News". Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias. January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "HipHopDX". X. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "HipHopDX". Facebook. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "HipHopDX". Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "HipHopDX". TikTok. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Warner Music Group acquires hip-hop media platform HipHopDX". September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ King, Ashley (April 24, 2024). "Warner Music Sells Uproxx, HipHopDX, Dime Magazine". Digital Music News. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Our Staff". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Bigger Picture". ART19. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Best Hip Hop Online Site". BET.com. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Complex Magazine (September 3, 2013). "WorldStarHipHop Tops The Source's 2013 Digital Power 30 List". Complex. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ The following sources are to reference each of each year's awards:
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