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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024 Reviews For all the extracurricular controversies associated with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, this album's greatest flaw is its hollow execution.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 06, 2024 Politics Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner.
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Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold.
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Alexander Cole April 23, 2026 Music Anthony Fantano had Twitter lit up on Wednesday night after making the claim that Drake's "ICEMAN" was dropping on Friday.
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Alexander Cole April 16, 2026 Music The story behind Michael Jackson’s Super Bowl XXVII set is headed to Hulu and ESPN with rare footage and new production insight.
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Erika Marie October 13, 2026 Music On the HNHH livestream, Aron and I also discussed horrorcore, the Soul Train Music Awards, Ice Cube's Dejon Paul beef, ComplexCon, and more.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2026 Music AZ Chike is trying to take full advantage of his opportunity.
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Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026 Music The casino alleges that Offset signed a marker tied to his personal checking account, which later bounced.
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Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026 Music A new filing from Pharrell challenges Chad Hugo to identify the specific Neptunes songs and copyrights at the center of his lawsuit.
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Erika Marie October 07, 2026 Music The government’s attempt to return OG 3Three to custody has failed, with his $200,000 bond remaining in place.
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Erika Marie October 06, 2026 Music Chance The Rapper reflected on what his stage name means to him, and why he's been seriously considering a different, albeit similar, moniker.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Seems To React To Drake Using His AI Voice On Kendrick Lamar Diss What did Tha Doggfather have to say about this?
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Reviews Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign "VULTURES 2" Album Review For all the extracurricular controversies associated with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, this album's greatest flaw is its hollow execution.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Politics Nicki Minaj Reportedly Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner.
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Zachary Horvath ![Culture's Most Influential Icons attend Complex's Inaugural List[ed] Event](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/i/v1/228x152-cover-81-auto/2026/04/dj-akademiks-top-10-scaled.jpg)
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Anthony Fantano Claims "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Tonight, And No One Believes Him Anthony Fantano had Twitter lit up on Wednesday night after making the claim that Drake's "ICEMAN" was dropping on Friday.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Michael Jackson’s 1993 Halftime Show Gets Documentary The story behind Michael Jackson’s Super Bowl XXVII set is headed to Hulu and ESPN with rare footage and new production insight.
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Erika Marie 
Music The Grammys Has A Hip-Hop Problem On the HNHH livestream, Aron and I also discussed horrorcore, the Soul Train Music Awards, Ice Cube's Dejon Paul beef, ComplexCon, and more.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music AZ Chike Says Some L.A. Artists Did Not Capitalize On Their GNX Moment AZ Chike is trying to take full advantage of his opportunity.
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Offset Faces Potential $200K Default Judgment Amid Casino Lawsuit The casino alleges that Offset signed a marker tied to his personal checking account, which later bounced.
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Pharrell Says Chad Hugo Hasn’t Identified Which Neptunes Songs He Claims A new filing from Pharrell challenges Chad Hugo to identify the specific Neptunes songs and copyrights at the center of his lawsuit.
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Erika Marie 
Music OG 3Three Will Remain Free On Bond After Prosecutors Lose Appeal The government’s attempt to return OG 3Three to custody has failed, with his $200,000 bond remaining in place.
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Erika Marie 
Music Chance The Rapper Is "Thinking A Lot" About Changing His Name Chance The Rapper reflected on what his stage name means to him, and why he's been seriously considering a different, albeit similar, moniker.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares