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HipHopDX
DX-2023-Wiki-Logo
Type of site
Media
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersLos Angeles
OwnerUproxx Studios
Founder(s)Sharath Cherian
EditorJerry L. Barrow
URLwww.hiphopdx.com
Launched1999[1]
Current statusActive

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

Album of the Year

Producer of the Year

Verse of the Year

Mixtape/EP of the Year

Rising Star/Rookie/Come up of the Year

Non Hip Hop Album/R&B Album of the Year

Slept On/Underrated Album of the Year

Comeback of the Year

Music Video of the Year

R&B Artist of the Year

R&B Song of the Year

Beat of the Year

Collab of the Year

Hip Hop Song of the Year

References

  1. ^ a b "Publications | Cheri Media". CheriMedia.com. Cheri Media. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 24 Jun 2014.
  2. ^ "Posthumous Aaliyah album to come from Drake?". Los Angeles Times. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ^ Insanul Ahmed (10 July 2013). "HipHopDX". Complex. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "HipHopDX". Retrieved 2024-11-14 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Trent Clark Joins HipHopDX As Managing Editor, The #1 Online Source For Hip Hop News". Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias. 2016-01-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. ^ "HipHopDX". X. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  8. ^ "HipHopDX". Facebook. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "HipHopDX". Retrieved 2024-11-14 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "HipHopDX". TikTok. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Warner Music Group acquires hip-hop media platform HipHopDX". 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  12. ^ King, Ashley (2024-04-24). "Warner Music Sells Uproxx, HipHopDX, Dime Magazine". Digital Music News. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  13. ^ "Our Staff". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  14. ^ "The Bigger Picture". ART19. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  15. ^ "Best Hip Hop Online Site". BET.com. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  16. ^ Complex Magazine (3 September 2013). "WorldStarHipHop Tops The Source's 2013 Digital Power 30 List". Complex. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  17. ^ The following sources are to reference each of each year's awards:


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