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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. Music DJ Akademiks has been quite critical of Kendrick Lamar as of late and that continues to be the case amid beef with Joey Bada$$.
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Alexander Cole May 21, 2025 Pop Culture The "Work It" rapper's legacy is cemented — literally.
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Taylor McCloud November 09, 2021 Music Killy will be hitting the road following the release of his debut project, "Surrender Your Soul."
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Aron A. March 27, 2018 Music Sisqo says he's more worthy of being on R&B's Mt. Rushmore than Mario.
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Cole Blake October 22, 2023 Music One of Cash Out's sex trafficking victims has been awarded $10,000,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000,000 in punitive damages.
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Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026 Relationships Unsurprisingly, Bad Bunny was tight-lipped on details.
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Lavender Alexandria September 12, 2023 Music 50 Cent has jokes about the situation.
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Cole Blake January 28, 2025 Music Things might be looking up for YNW Melly.
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Caroline Fisher November 20, 2024 Music Fallon got bars, don't ya know?
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Aron A. October 09, 2018 Music Dawn Robinson currently lives out of her car, and she did not appreciate the way producer Jermaine Dupri mocked her.
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Elias Andrews March 25, 2025 Music Akon didn't have nice things to say about Black American performers but praised artists from Africa.
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Erika Marie December 28, 2022 Music According to reports, Apple Music and Pandora join Spotify in ending support for R. Kelly.
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Aron A. May 11, 2018
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Kendrick Lamar While Refusing To Cover Joey Bada$$ Vs. The West Coast DJ Akademiks has been quite critical of Kendrick Lamar as of late and that continues to be the case amid beef with Joey Bada$$.
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Alexander Cole 
Pop Culture Missy Elliott Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame The "Work It" rapper's legacy is cemented — literally.
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Taylor McCloud 
Music Killy Announces "Surrender Your Soul" World Tour Killy will be hitting the road following the release of his debut project, "Surrender Your Soul."
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Aron A. 
Music Sisqo Reacts To Mario's Mt. Rushmore Picks: "Did He Sell More Records Than Me?" Sisqo says he's more worthy of being on R&B's Mt. Rushmore than Mario.
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Cole Blake 
Music Cash Out Ordered To Pay Sex Trafficking Victim $40 Million Amid Life Sentence One of Cash Out's sex trafficking victims has been awarded $10,000,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000,000 in punitive damages.
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Caroline Fisher 
Relationships Bad Bunny Is Frustrated By Fans Expecting Transparency In Kendall Jenner Relationship Unsurprisingly, Bad Bunny was tight-lipped on details.
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Lavender Alexandria 
Music 50 Cent Trolls His Alleged Assault Victim's Attorney With Throwback Pictures 50 Cent has jokes about the situation.
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Cole Blake 
Music YNW Melly Could Reportedly Be Released Soon Unless Officials Prove Bond Shouldn’t Be Granted Things might be looking up for YNW Melly.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Post Malone's Artist Tyla Yaweh Gets Roasted By Jimmy Fallon In Rap Battle Fallon got bars, don't ya know?
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Aron A. 
Music Dawn Robinson Blasts Jermaine Dupri For Criticizing Her Living Conditions Dawn Robinson currently lives out of her car, and she did not appreciate the way producer Jermaine Dupri mocked her.
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Elias Andrews 
Music Van Lathan Calls Akon A "Clown" For Comparing African & Black American Performers Akon didn't have nice things to say about Black American performers but praised artists from Africa.
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Erika Marie 
Music Apple Music & Pandora No Longer Promoting R. Kelly's Music: Report According to reports, Apple Music and Pandora join Spotify in ending support for R. Kelly.
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Aron A.