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The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
May 16, 2025
by:
Aaron Williams
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
December 13, 2024
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Don’t Overlook Kota The Friend’s Dark Horse Album Of The Summer, ‘Protea’
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Aaron Williams
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March 17, 2023
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Kota The Friend Shares His ‘Father’s Day’ Video, Featuring Adorable Clips Of Him And His Son
June 17, 2022
by:
Alex Gonzalez
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
May 16, 2022
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January 14, 2022
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Kota The Friend Counts His Blessings In The Autobiographical ‘Grateful’ Video
November 26, 2021
by:
Aaron Williams
Kota The Friend’s Refreshing ‘To Kill A Sunrise’ With Statik Selektah Makes Rap Sound Fun Again
March 25, 2021
by:
Aaron Williams
Caleborate And Kota The Friend Make ‘Contact’ With A Mellow Collaboration
February 24, 2021
by:
Aaron Williams
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
January 22, 2021
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Aaron Williams
Kota The Friend Dropped His Fifteen-Minute Mixtape, ‘Lyrics To GO Vol. 2’
January 18, 2021
by:
Caitlin White
Kota The Friend Gives Advice To His Younger Self On ‘Dragon’
October 20, 2020
by:
Aaron Williams
The Best Rap Albums Of May 2020
June 3, 2020
by:
Andre Gee
All The Best New Hip-Hop Albums Coming Out This Week
May 21, 2020
by:
Aaron Williams
All The Best New Rap Music To Have On Your Radar
May 1, 2020
by:
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Kota The Friend Tells Us What His New Album ‘Everything’ Has In Store
April 29, 2020
by:
Aaron Williams