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Original Content Chris Brown’s $500M Lawsuit Lashes Out At "A History Of Violence": A Closer Look The superstar singer is taking Warner Bros. to court over their ID docuseries where they alleged he is a "serial abuser." By Erika Marie January 24, 2025
Music Drake's Federal Lawsuit Against UMG: The Biggest Takeaways Drake's taking UMG to court over "Not Like Us." By Aron A. January 17, 2025
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Shines A Light On How YouTubers & Content Creators Set The Tone For Hip-Hop's Biggest Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean, Jeremy Hecht, The Company Man, and Anthony Fantano about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and how YouTubers somehow found themselves named in a lawsuit against the biggest record label on the planet. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Sports Stephen A Smith's Beef With LeBron James Is His Final Step To Becoming A Right-Wing Grifter Stephen A Smith has been diving into politics as of late and beefing with LeBron James is a great way to ingratiate oneself with the right. By Alexander Cole March 28, 2025
Sneakers Ranking The Best New And Upcoming Air Jordan 4 Releases From retros to hyped collabs, these upcoming Air Jordan 4 releases are shaping the next chapter. By Ben Atkinson August 27, 2025
Music Ice Spice "Y2K"—Artists Fans Want On Her Debut Album Ice Spice's debut LP "Y2K" is dropping in July. With a wide array of proposed guest vocalists, fans are already getting hyped. By TeeJay Small June 07, 2024
Music Who Stabbed Tory Lanez? Everything We Know About The Attack Tory Lanez is currently recovering after he was attacked in prison this week. By Aron A. May 14, 2025
Music GloRilla "GLORIOUS": The 7 Best Beats GloRilla dropped her long-awaited debut album on October 11. Here are the top seven best beats from the Memphis breakout star's big release. By Devin Morton October 11, 2024
Crime NBA Youngboy Arrested In Utah As He Awaits Federal Gun Charge: What We Know So Far NBA Youngboy faces new legal hurdles. By Axl Banks April 17, 2024
Music Drake’s Response Ties The Score: What Comes Next In The 20 Vs. 1? It sounds like the Old Drake made his return on "Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)." By Aron A. April 15, 2024
Pop Culture Ed Lover Net Worth 2024: What Is The "Yo! MTV Raps" Icon Worth? Trace Ed Lover's career from hip-hop artist and radio personality to actor and comedian, highlighting his contributions to entertainment. By Rain Adams April 02, 2024
Music 5 Biggest Beefs In Hip Hop Right Now: Kendrick, Megan, Nicki, Drake, Cole & More In a wild turn, 2024 has already proven to be a big year for hip hop beef. With many rappers throwing shots out, here are the biggest current feuds. By TeeJay Small April 04, 2024