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Brittany Burton 8/27/24 Brittany Burton 8/27/24

Hot Water Cornbread Festival Invades Los Angeles

Tatum Hawkins 4/12/23 Tatum Hawkins 4/12/23

Get Some BBQ & Get Busy with DJ Jazzy Jeff's New Music Production Program (Interview)

Chloe Lomelli 3/27/23 Chloe Lomelli 3/27/23

Hype Files - The Fendi P Interview

Keisha M. Tarver 10/5/22 Keisha M. Tarver 10/5/22

Tariq Troy Stewart on What It Takes To Be An Accomplished A&R

The Brooklyn-born A&R has signed some of this generation's top acts, lent his expertise to the likes of Chris Brown, and had a hand in placing one of Jamaica's biggest stars on DJ Khaled's "GOD DID" album

Keisha M. Tarver 9/24/22 Keisha M. Tarver 9/24/22

HYPE FILES - The Cash Cobain Interview

With his "2 Slizzy 2 Sexy" project pumping through speakers around the world, we got a chance to speak with Cash Cobain on a few things including him being the originator of the "Sample Drill"

Tatum Hawkins 9/5/22 Tatum Hawkins 9/5/22

The World Cup Scores a New Star with Pop/R&B Artist Trinidad Cardona

Viral music sensation Trinidad Cardona speaks with Hype to share his experience being part of the World Cup's first multi-song official soundtrack, all the way in Qatar!

Keisha M. Tarver 8/20/22 Keisha M. Tarver 8/20/22

HYPE FILES - The Lil Blood Interview

With the release of his new album, "The Book Of Dawa", we got a chance to speak with Lil Blood about his come up, takeaways from his decade long career, Hip Hop culture in Oakland & more

Keisha M. Tarver 7/30/22 Keisha M. Tarver 7/30/22

"It is a higher power working through me" - The B. Thompson Interview

We recently caught up with 25-year-old Pop/R&B multi-instrumentalist, B. Thompson for an exclusive interview, where we got into his early influences, God-given gifts, and just why his music hits different

Keisha M. Tarver 7/11/22 Keisha M. Tarver 7/11/22

J. Brown Is On A Mission of Returning R&B Back To It's Roots: LOVE (Interview)

Detroit native, J. Brown has cultivated a new sound that continues to captivate R&B lovers. Tap in to learn more about his mission of love, working with Tank, and the excitement leading up to his debut album, "CHAPTER & VERSE"