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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 Back in 2023, Cardi B found herself in the middle of a civil case after throwing a microphone at a woman at Drai’s Beachclub.
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Alexander Cole May 07, 2026 Streetwear Lil Yachty received a $90,000 custom diamond racehorse chain at Kentucky Derby weekend, where he was also attending as a horse owner.
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Ben Atkinson May 07, 2026 Music Isaiah Rashad opens up on The Breakfast Club about his sex tape leak following the release of “It’s Been Awful.”
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Aron A. May 06, 2026 Relationships Playboi Carti and Gio Ramos have been going through some relationship issues, and they seem to have come to a head.
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Alexander Cole May 06, 2026 TV DJ Akademiks and Ebro have never seen eye to eye, and on Tuesday, Ak was given a chance to continue the beef.
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Alexander Cole May 05, 2026 Music Drake's "ICEMAN" is just 10 days away, and with rumors of an imminent drop mounting, the artist has updated his website.
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Alexander Cole May 05, 2026 Streetwear Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Blue Ivy attended the 2026 Met Gala together, with Beyonce returning after a decade away as co-chair.
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Ben Atkinson May 05, 2026 Music Boosie Badazz spoke on how he, NBA YoungBoy, Kevin Gates, and Fredo Bang squashed beef on a joint FaceTime call.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026 Music According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Cleezy5 was found dead outside of a a gym at approximately 12:15 p.m. yesterday (April 29).
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Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026 Music His first album post-Meek Mill beef proved that he didn’t need to rap to become the biggest rapper alive.
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Aron A. April 29, 2026 Relationships A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their first son, RZA, back in May 2022, and have had two more children since.
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Cole Blake April 29, 2026 Music T.I. alleges that Cinq Music is refusing to honor a contract they signed back in 2017 when he sold them part of his recorded music catalog.
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Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Cardi B Given Trial Date In Mic-Throwing Case Back in 2023, Cardi B found herself in the middle of a civil case after throwing a microphone at a woman at Drai’s Beachclub.
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Alexander Cole 
Streetwear Lil Yachty Pulls Up To Kentucky Derby In Extravagant Diamond Chain Lil Yachty received a $90,000 custom diamond racehorse chain at Kentucky Derby weekend, where he was also attending as a horse owner.
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Ben Atkinson 
Music Isaiah Rashad Opens Up About Navigating The Public Eye As A Bisexual Black Man Isaiah Rashad opens up on The Breakfast Club about his sex tape leak following the release of “It’s Been Awful.”
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Aron A. 
Relationships Playboi Carti & Gio Ramos Have Seemingly Broken Up Playboi Carti and Gio Ramos have been going through some relationship issues, and they seem to have come to a head.
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TV DJ Akademiks Unleashes On Ebro After Being Named Complex's #1 Hip-Hop Media Personality DJ Akademiks and Ebro have never seen eye to eye, and on Tuesday, Ak was given a chance to continue the beef.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake Related Website Undergoes Massive Overhaul Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" is just 10 days away, and with rumors of an imminent drop mounting, the artist has updated his website.
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Alexander Cole 
Streetwear Beyonce's Diamond Skeleton Dress Steals The Show At The Met Gala Following 10-Year Hiatus Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Blue Ivy attended the 2026 Met Gala together, with Beyonce returning after a decade away as co-chair.
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Ben Atkinson 
Music Boosie Badazz Calls Out Fredo Bang For Lying About NBA YoungBoy Beef Boosie Badazz spoke on how he, NBA YoungBoy, Kevin Gates, and Fredo Bang squashed beef on a joint FaceTime call.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music TBG CEO Cleezy5 Dead At 46 After Baton Rouge Shooting According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Cleezy5 was found dead outside of a a gym at approximately 12:15 p.m. yesterday (April 29).
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Caroline Fisher 
Music “Views” Was The Moment Drake Stopped Trying To Be The Greatest Rapper Alive His first album post-Meek Mill beef proved that he didn’t need to rap to become the biggest rapper alive.
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Aron A. 
Relationships RZA Says A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Naming Their Son After Him Is An "Honor" A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their first son, RZA, back in May 2022, and have had two more children since.
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Cole Blake 
Music T.I. Hits Cinq Music With Lawsuit Over Catalog Deal T.I. alleges that Cinq Music is refusing to honor a contract they signed back in 2017 when he sold them part of his recorded music catalog.
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Caroline Fisher