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Music Senegal Officially Abandons Akon's Futuristic City Proposal Akon originally proposed the idea as a "real-life Wakanda" back in 2018, but the project's struggled to get off the ground. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Relationships Chrisean Rock Claims She Is Why Blueface Still Has A Career Chrisean Rock and Blueface have not been able to make amends, and it seems it's going to stay that way for now. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2025
Original Content Kanye, Kendrick, & Kevin Gates: God, Grit, And The Gospel Of Rap Faith without a pulpit: How Kanye, Kevin Gates, and Kendrick Lamar turn Rap into a space for spiritual reckoning. By Erika Marie July 11, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Joins Nicki Minaj For A Special Instagram Live Session Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj recently gave fans a small Young Money reunion with the "Banned From NO" remix on "Tha Carter VI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Offset Unveils Facial Injuries After Alleged Fight With Lil Tjay Offset is currently in the hospital recovering from a shooting that took place outside of a Florida casino earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Does Future Really Have More Classics Than Kendrick Lamar? In the latest HotNewHipHop video essay, we break down how Future and Kendrick Lamar embody two competing models of greatness: era-defining atmosphere versus meticulous album architecture. By Aron A. March 27, 2026
Music Jay-Z Sets The Record Straight On His Relationship With J. Cole During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music J. Cole Doesn't Want To Play His Favorite Hip-Hop Around His Children J. Cole recalled how his stepfather introduced him to Tupac as a kid during his new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music Baby Keem Reveals Exciting News About Seemingly Scrapped "Child With Wolves" Album Prior to Baby Keem announcing "Ca$ino" as his next album last month, "Child With Wolves" was the title for a handful of years. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music YBT Of 83 Babies Dead At 23 Earlier this month, YBT of 83 Babies was fatally injured in a shooting in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music AZ Chike Appears To Fire Back At Joey Badass On Behalf Of Kendrick Lamar On New Song AZ Chike recently dropped off his new "Whatx2" music video, which has led to speculation that he dissed Joey Bada$$. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music Drake Appears To Recall Young Thug Suggesting He Squash Future & Metro Boomin Beef On New Album Drake lays it all out on his new album with PartyNextDoor. By Caroline Fisher February 14, 2025