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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 Drake alleges that Kojo Menne Asamoah played a major role in artificially inflating the success of Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us."
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Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025 Music Metro Boomin honors the raw energy of the Southern trap mixtape era while avoiding forced nostalgia.
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Aron A. August 09, 2025 Music On their podcast, Fat Joe and Jadakiss debated will.i.am's spicy take that Black Thought is "a trillion times better" than Jay-Z.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025 Music JID believes that J Cole has done too much for his Dreamville artists to lose sleep over an apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025 Music In 2023, Kodak Black was sued by two men who allege that he was responsible for a Super Bowl after-party shooting that he was also injured in.
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Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025 Sports Lil Wayne met LeBron James when both of them were on the cusp of becoming the respective superstars we know them to be today.
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Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025 Sports The new posts are far from the first time Kevin Durant has spoken out in support of Drake's music over the years.
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Cole Blake August 05, 2025 Music Fivio Foreign received a time served and probation sentence following his January arrest for pulling a gun on a woman in New Jersey.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025 Music The lawsuit was filed last year by Grace O'Marcaigh, a former yacht stewardess. She accused Diddy's son King Combs of sexual assault.
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Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025 Music Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop posted a video apologizing for old clips that paint the YouTuber in a dubious light.
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Devin Morton August 01, 2025 Pop Culture Spike Lee shouted out Denzel Washington and A$AP Rock for their acting work in his upcoming film, "Highest 2 Lowest."
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Devin Morton August 01, 2025 Music Drake flooded social media with photos brandishing specific phrases and the branding design from his last album.
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Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Drake Finally Serves Kojo Menne Asamoah Amid UMG Legal Battle Drake alleges that Kojo Menne Asamoah played a major role in artificially inflating the success of Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Metro Boomin’s "A Futuristic Summa" Nails Nostalgia Without Feeling Old Metro Boomin honors the raw energy of the Southern trap mixtape era while avoiding forced nostalgia.
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Aron A. 
Music Jadakiss Dismisses will.i.am's Jay-Z & Black Thought Hot Take On their podcast, Fat Joe and Jadakiss debated will.i.am's spicy take that Black Thought is "a trillion times better" than Jay-Z.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music JID Defends J Cole's Kendrick Lamar Apology JID believes that J Cole has done too much for his Dreamville artists to lose sleep over an apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kodak Black’s Lawyer Reacts To Demand For $10.6M Default Judgment In 2023, Kodak Black was sued by two men who allege that he was responsible for a Super Bowl after-party shooting that he was also injured in.
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Caroline Fisher 
Sports Lil Wayne Recalls Being "Starstruck" By LeBron James After Reconvening For A Commercial Lil Wayne met LeBron James when both of them were on the cusp of becoming the respective superstars we know them to be today.
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Zachary Horvath 
Sports Kevin Durant Praises Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Album As An "All-Time" Great The new posts are far from the first time Kevin Durant has spoken out in support of Drake's music over the years.
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Cole Blake 
Music Fivio Foreign Reportedly Released From Jail Over Gun Threat Fivio Foreign received a time served and probation sentence following his January arrest for pulling a gun on a woman in New Jersey.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Diddy Writes Letter From Jail Seeking Dismissal Of King Combs' Alleged Yacht Assault Lawsuit The lawsuit was filed last year by Grace O'Marcaigh, a former yacht stewardess. She accused Diddy's son King Combs of sexual assault.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Anthony Fantano Apologizes For Past Use Of Slurs After Alarming Clips Resurface Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop posted a video apologizing for old clips that paint the YouTuber in a dubious light.
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Devin Morton 
Pop Culture Spike Lee Pours Praise On A$AP Rocky & Denzel Washington For "Highest 2 Lowest" Roles On "The Tonight Show" Spike Lee shouted out Denzel Washington and A$AP Rock for their acting work in his upcoming film, "Highest 2 Lowest."
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Devin Morton 
Music Drake Teases "$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U" Announcement With Cryptic Posts Drake flooded social media with photos brandishing specific phrases and the branding design from his last album.
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Elias Andrews