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Get the latest hip-hop and rap music news as it happens! Browse recently published articles covering artist updates, album drops, collaborations and trending stories on HotNewHipHop. Politics Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn caught heat after sharing an AI campaign video built around Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music Blockstar says an apology cannot change what happened, but he still wishes he had spoken directly to Pop Smoke’s mother.
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music A New York magic show became Usher’s birthday playground, with Kevin Hart and Jermaine Dupro also joining the celebration.
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music A routine interview got tense when Yung Miami reminded Lore’l of her earlier comments about the BossMan Dlow tour.
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music The fallout from Ye’s Malibu renovation keeps growing, with a judge awarding more fees to former project manager Tony Saxon.
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music A newly circulated clip shows police passing around Young Thug’s diamond pieces while reacting to the collection.
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music A first Grammy still matters to A$AP Rocky, even as sold-out shows give him another way to measure this era.
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Erika Marie October 15, 2026 Music Christopher “Dudus” Coke was known as the leader of the Shower Posse before his incarceration at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Most recently, he returned to headlines over reports that he fought Diddy.
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Aron A. October 15, 2026 Music The Bureau of Prisons has given a statement to TMZ, claiming that Diddy never actually got into a fight with Christopher "Dudus" Coke.
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Alexander Cole October 15, 2026 Music After saying he helped birth Playboi Carti, A$AP Rocky received a ton of flak from a former affiliate, Ian Connor.
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Alexander Cole October 15, 2026 Music Yung Miami is going to be releasing her debut solo album next week, and she is already getting questions about JT.
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Alexander Cole October 15, 2026
Politics GOP Senator Dragged Over AI Halftime “Not Like Us” Campaign Video Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn caught heat after sharing an AI campaign video built around Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”
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Erika Marie 
Music Man Convicted In Pop Smoke Case Wants To Apologize To His Mom Blockstar says an apology cannot change what happened, but he still wishes he had spoken directly to Pop Smoke’s mother.
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Erika Marie 
Music Usher Celebrates 48 With Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, & A Night Of Magic A New York magic show became Usher’s birthday playground, with Kevin Hart and Jermaine Dupro also joining the celebration.
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Erika Marie 
Music Yung Miami Keeps It Polite While Confronting Lore’l Over Past Shade A routine interview got tense when Yung Miami reminded Lore’l of her earlier comments about the BossMan Dlow tour.
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Erika Marie 
Music Ye’s Malibu Mansion Lawsuit Bill Climbs Past $320K The fallout from Ye’s Malibu renovation keeps growing, with a judge awarding more fees to former project manager Tony Saxon.
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Erika Marie 
Music Carl Thomas & Case Bring Classic R&B Catalogs To Verzuz
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Erika Marie 
Music Police Fangirl Over Young Thug’s Jewelry In Bodycam Video A newly circulated clip shows police passing around Young Thug’s diamond pieces while reacting to the collection.
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Erika Marie 
Music A$AP Rocky Admits He Built 'Don’t Be Dumb' With A Grammy In Mind A first Grammy still matters to A$AP Rocky, even as sold-out shows give him another way to measure this era.
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Erika Marie 
Music Who Is Christopher "Dudus" Coke? The Jamaican Kingpin Accused Of Assaulting Diddy Christopher “Dudus” Coke was known as the leader of the Shower Posse before his incarceration at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Most recently, he returned to headlines over reports that he fought Diddy.
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Aron A. 
Music Bureau Of Prisons Claims Diddy Never Fought Drug Lord, TMZ Responds The Bureau of Prisons has given a statement to TMZ, claiming that Diddy never actually got into a fight with Christopher "Dudus" Coke.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Ian Connor Loses It At A$AP Rocky For Claiming He Birthed Playboi Carti After saying he helped birth Playboi Carti, A$AP Rocky received a ton of flak from a former affiliate, Ian Connor.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Yung Miami Had A One-Word Response When Asked About A City Girls Reunion Yung Miami is going to be releasing her debut solo album next week, and she is already getting questions about JT.
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Alexander Cole