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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 J. Cole recalled how he had played "Wet Dreamz" for Jay-Z five years before it came out, and how dropping it then might've limited his career.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2026 Music Eugene "Big U" Henley Jr. allegedly refused to leave his cell for a hearing this month, which might lead to U.S. Marshals stepping in.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026 Music Recent Rap trials have Boosie Badazz warning that off-the-cuff podcast comments can carry serious consequences once a case reaches court.
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Erika Marie September 10, 2026 Music Hip Hop has always evolved through experimentation, and Jay-Z wants the next generation to keep pushing beyond familiar sounds.
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Erika Marie September 15, 2026 TV Blueface has been showing off his Kick earnings quite a bit as of late, and his most recent earnings are completely ridiculous.
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Alexander Cole September 23, 2026 Sneakers Bun B won a pair of the Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 through a public raffle, no inside connections needed.
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Ben Atkinson September 21, 2026 Music Lil Durk recently won his murder-for-hire legal battle, and with another trial on the horizon, he has a message for the youth.
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Alexander Cole September 15, 2026 Music Fat Joe was making a larger point about media discourse on "The Breakfast Club," and then brought up Lil Durk, Keefe D, and the Tupac case.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026 Music Fans are questioning Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” remix with Kodak as his disturbing 2019 threat against her resurfaces.
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Erika Marie August 26, 2026 Music Duane "Keefe D" Davis was convicted of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, and now, he wants to get a retrial.
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Alexander Cole September 01, 2026 Music After his capital murder conviction, Kewon White is denying prosecutors’ claim that Yella Beezy paid him to kill Mo3.
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Erika Marie September 08, 2026 Relationships The rapper says he is more present this time around, describing a different bond with the daughter he shares with Latto.
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Erika Marie September 01, 2026
Music J. Cole Says He's Grateful Jay-Z Didn't Put Him On Earlier J. Cole recalled how he had played "Wet Dreamz" for Jay-Z five years before it came out, and how dropping it then might've limited his career.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Law Enforcement Gets Permission To Force Big U To Attend Court Eugene "Big U" Henley Jr. allegedly refused to leave his cell for a hearing this month, which might lead to U.S. Marshals stepping in.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Boosie Warns Artists After Podcast Clips Surface In Major Rap Trials Recent Rap trials have Boosie Badazz warning that off-the-cuff podcast comments can carry serious consequences once a case reaches court.
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Erika Marie 
Music Jay-Z Wants The Next Generation Of Rap To Take More Creative Risks Hip Hop has always evolved through experimentation, and Jay-Z wants the next generation to keep pushing beyond familiar sounds.
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Erika Marie 
TV Blueface's Weekly Kick Earnings Hit Ridiculous New Heights Blueface has been showing off his Kick earnings quite a bit as of late, and his most recent earnings are completely ridiculous.
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Alexander Cole 
Sneakers Bun B Proves Dreams Come True With Sneaker Raffle Win Bun B won a pair of the Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 through a public raffle, no inside connections needed.
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Ben Atkinson 
Music Lil Durk Shares Important Message To The Youth Following Not Guilty Verdict Lil Durk recently won his murder-for-hire legal battle, and with another trial on the horizon, he has a message for the youth.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Fat Joe Thinks Lil Durk Trial & Keefe D's Tupac Case Are "Sh*t-Shows" Fat Joe was making a larger point about media discourse on "The Breakfast Club," and then brought up Lil Durk, Keefe D, and the Tupac case.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Yung Miami Announces 'Spend Dat Remix' With Kodak Black & Lil Baby Fans are questioning Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” remix with Kodak as his disturbing 2019 threat against her resurfaces.
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Erika Marie 
Music Keefe D Demands An Appeal Following Conviction, Receives Sentencing Date Duane "Keefe D" Davis was convicted of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, and now, he wants to get a retrial.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Kewon White Speaks After Conviction, Denies Being Paid By Yella Beezy After his capital murder conviction, Kewon White is denying prosecutors’ claim that Yella Beezy paid him to kill Mo3.
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Erika Marie 
Relationships 21 Savage Says He’s More Present Raising His New Baby With Latto The rapper says he is more present this time around, describing a different bond with the daughter he shares with Latto.
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Erika Marie