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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 Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026 Music If anything, the similarities prove that Kendrick Lamar is a diligent student of rap.
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Demi Phillips May 16, 2024 Music Skateboard P reporting for duty.
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Elias Andrews June 14, 2024 Pop Culture The couple dated for three years.
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Elias Andrews September 26, 2024 Music Bobby has sympathy for Meek.
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Elias Andrews October 04, 2024 Music Benzino is best known for his 2002 hit "Rock The Party." Hailing from Boston, he entered hip-hop with a trio rap group called Hangmen.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul June 26, 2025 Pop Culture Keyshia Cole thought she dropped one heck of a bombshell on "The Breakfast Club," but she fell for the Ashanti rumors that have been spread.
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Zachary Horvath June 02, 2025 Pop Culture "Ya boy’s strivin’ to be the most dominant ever / The hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters," the Kentucky native rhymes on his new release's second track.
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Hayley Hynes April 29, 2023 Music This mysterious Tekken player, who has no real connection to Joe Budden, showed up to CEO 2025 with a (partial) Doctor Doom costume.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025 Music 50 Cent is still battling his longtime, former partner Shaniqua Tompkins in court over life rights tied to a G-Unit Books agreement.
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Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026 Politics Drake famously feuded with Pusha T back in 2018, but the battle ended after Pusha dropped "The Story of Adidon."
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Cole Blake February 02, 2026 Reviews "Kiari" finds Offset asserting his personal and artistic identity through standout street bangers and poignant introspection, even as familiar tropes and uneven moments hold the project back.
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Aron A. August 27, 2025
Music Lil Durk Claims He's Spent Four Months In Solitary Confinement, Friends Have Left Him Behind Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot.
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Cole Blake 
Music Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us": Did He Pay Tribute To Drakeo The Ruler Or Bite His Flow? If anything, the similarities prove that Kendrick Lamar is a diligent student of rap.
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Demi Phillips 
Music Pharrell Seemingly Disses Drake On New Single "Double Life" Skateboard P reporting for duty.
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Elias Andrews 
Pop Culture Blac Chyna Sued By Ex For Allegedly Attacking Him In His Sleep The couple dated for three years.
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Elias Andrews 
Music Bobby Shmurda Claims To Know The Origin Of Meek Mill's Gay Rumors Bobby has sympathy for Meek.
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Elias Andrews 
Music Benzino Rips Jim Jones For Saying He's Better Rapper Than Nas Benzino is best known for his 2002 hit "Rock The Party." Hailing from Boston, he entered hip-hop with a trio rap group called Hangmen.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Pop Culture Keyshia Cole Apologizes After Boldly Announcing That Ashanti Was Allegedly Pregnant Again Keyshia Cole thought she dropped one heck of a bombshell on "The Breakfast Club," but she fell for the Ashanti rumors that have been spread.
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Zachary Horvath 
Pop Culture Mac Miller Trends On Twitter After Jack Harlow Makes Eminem Comparison On "Jackman" "Ya boy’s strivin’ to be the most dominant ever / The hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters," the Kentucky native rhymes on his new release's second track.
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Hayley Hynes 
Music Tekken Player Named "Joe Budden" Gets Kicked Out Of Tournament For Toilet Paper Antics This mysterious Tekken player, who has no real connection to Joe Budden, showed up to CEO 2025 with a (partial) Doctor Doom costume.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 50 Cent Receives Frustrating Update In His G-Unit Books Lawsuit Against Ex 50 Cent is still battling his longtime, former partner Shaniqua Tompkins in court over life rights tied to a G-Unit Books agreement.
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Zachary Horvath 
Politics Drake Likes Old Clip Of J Prince Discussing Pusha T After Latest Jeffrey Epstein Files Release Drake famously feuded with Pusha T back in 2018, but the battle ended after Pusha dropped "The Story of Adidon."
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Cole Blake 
Reviews Offset "Kiari" Review "Kiari" finds Offset asserting his personal and artistic identity through standout street bangers and poignant introspection, even as familiar tropes and uneven moments hold the project back.
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Aron A.