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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 Kanye West fans will have a lot to debate with this "Bully" debut on Billboard, as it represents failure or freedom depending on who you ask.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026 Music Diddy has lost countless supporters and friends since his conviction, but Jay Electronica is still in his corner.
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Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026 Music Drakeo The Ruler was fatally stabbed in the neck while a large group of assailants attacked him and his crew at an L.A. festival in 2021.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026 Music Blueface recently hopped online to flaunt some flashy new chains, prompting a jeweler from his past to come forward.
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Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026 Original Content HotNewHipHop's annual rankings are here, beginning with the top 40 albums of 2022.
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HNHH Staff December 15, 2022 Music "GTA VI" promises to be the biggest game ever made, and on Wednesday, some exclusive information was revealed involving Freddie Gibbs.
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Alexander Cole April 09, 2026 Music The Weeknd has been dropping some subliminal and not so subliminal hints that a new album is in the works recently, including this snippet.
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Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026 Music Killer Mike, T.I., and other hip-hop artists have joined Travis Scott and Young Thug in bringing national attention to Broadnax’s case.
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Aron A. March 12, 2026 Streetwear Rihanna closed out the 2026 Met Gala in a Maison Margiela gown with A$AP Rocky summing up her look in six words on the red carpet.
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Ben Atkinson May 05, 2026 Music Offset and ChaseTheMoney have been legally fighting over a contract dispute for their "Worth It" track for over a year now.
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Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026 Music The trial of four individuals charged in the tragic 2024 death of Jacksonville rapper Foolio began this week.
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Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026 Music RZA has expressed his fandom of Barack Obama in the past, so it would be a dream come true for the Wu-Tang Clan member.
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Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" First Week Sales Are Officially In, And They Are Divisive Kanye West fans will have a lot to debate with this "Bully" debut on Billboard, as it represents failure or freedom depending on who you ask.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Jay Electronica Maintains Unwavering Support For Diddy Despite Conviction Diddy has lost countless supporters and friends since his conviction, but Jay Electronica is still in his corner.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Poetik Flakko Reveals Identity Of Drakeo The Ruler's Alleged Killer Drakeo The Ruler was fatally stabbed in the neck while a large group of assailants attacked him and his crew at an L.A. festival in 2021.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Jeweler Calls Out Blueface Over Alleged Unpaid Tab Blueface recently hopped online to flaunt some flashy new chains, prompting a jeweler from his past to come forward.
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Caroline Fisher 
Original Content Top 40 Hip-Hop Albums of 2022 HotNewHipHop's annual rankings are here, beginning with the top 40 albums of 2022.
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HNHH Staff 
Music Freddie Gibbs To Allegedly Appear In GTA VI, And We Have The Details "GTA VI" promises to be the biggest game ever made, and on Wednesday, some exclusive information was revealed involving Freddie Gibbs.
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Alexander Cole 
Music The Weeknd Teases Unreleased Song During Rio Show Amid Album Rumors The Weeknd has been dropping some subliminal and not so subliminal hints that a new album is in the works recently, including this snippet.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Who Is James Broadnax? The Texas Death Row Inmate Travis Scott & Young Thug Are Fighting To Save Killer Mike, T.I., and other hip-hop artists have joined Travis Scott and Young Thug in bringing national attention to Broadnax’s case.
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Aron A. 
Streetwear A$AP Rocky Adorably Hypes Up Rihanna As They Close Out Met Gala In Style Rihanna closed out the 2026 Met Gala in a Maison Margiela gown with A$AP Rocky summing up her look in six words on the red carpet.
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Ben Atkinson 
Music Offset Faces Countersuit From ChaseTheMoney Over "Worth It" Collaboration Offset and ChaseTheMoney have been legally fighting over a contract dispute for their "Worth It" track for over a year now.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Spotted Laughing In Court The trial of four individuals charged in the tragic 2024 death of Jacksonville rapper Foolio began this week.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music RZA Calls For Barack Obama To Induct Wu-Tang Clan Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame RZA has expressed his fandom of Barack Obama in the past, so it would be a dream come true for the Wu-Tang Clan member.
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Zachary Horvath