HipHopDX


HipHopDX is an online magazine of hip hop music criticism and news. HipHopDX has over 3.5M monthly readers, the website encompassing hip hop news, interviews, music, and reviews. The website's founder and CEO is Sharath Cherian and the Head of Content is Jerry L. Barrow. HipHopDX is the flagship publication of Cheri Media Group. HipHopDX can be found on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok.
In September 2020, the website was acquired by Warner Music Group; however, the website was sold in 2024 to Uproxx Studios, managed by will.i.am, Jarret Myer, and Rich Antoniello. HipHopDX's Director of Hip Hop Journalism, Elliott Wilson, is a co-host on The Bigger Picture, a weekly hip-hop debate show managed by Uproxx Studios.
HipHopDX was nominated for "Best Hip Hop Online Site" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. 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.

Year-end awards

Source
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