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Music Drake Recalls Writing For Dr. Dre On "For All The Dogs" Track "Away From Home" "My mama was my manager, my uncle was my agent / Dr. Dre’ll send a n***a home, that took patience," he rapped on the cut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 08, 2023
Music City Girls May Have Inspired A Rap Duo Appearing In "GTA 6" More details about "Grand Theft Auto VI" are coming in ahead of it's long-awaited release date on May 26, 2026. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Disses Boosie Badazz Following Frightening Car Accident Boosie Badazz has been very critical of Kanye West in the past and the feud continued on Monday night after the former got into an accident. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2025
Original Content Meet Alina Baraz: "It Was Divine" Songstress On Working With Khalid & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alina Baraz tells us all about her new debut album, "It Was Divine," her aversions to self-criticism and the notion of "genre," and what she's been up to in quarantine in our new interview. By Lynn S. May 08, 2020
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Shines A Light On How YouTubers & Content Creators Set The Tone For Hip-Hop's Biggest Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean, Jeremy Hecht, The Company Man, and Anthony Fantano about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and how YouTubers somehow found themselves named in a lawsuit against the biggest record label on the planet. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Music Wack 100 Clarifies The Game’s Role In Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Wack 100, it's complicated. By Caroline Fisher December 01, 2024
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Unveil Game Inspired By New Album “Alfredo 2” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist recently dropped off their eagerly anticipated collaborative album, "Alfredo 2." By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie & Alabama Barker Trade Scathing Shots In Diss Tracks: A Beef Timeline Apparently, Ye is getting involved now. By Aron A. February 25, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Speaks On Loving Nipsey Hussle's Son Like His Own On "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne shares his son Kameron with Lauren London, whereas London shares her son Kross with Nipsey Hussle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music SZA Thanks Kendrick Lamar & Their Teams After Closing Her Last "Grand National" Tour Shows SZA may be tapping out, but Kendrick Lamar still has shows to perform in Australia and Latin America for this "Grand National" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music Young Thug Mourns Lil Keed And Disses His YSL Affiliates While "Big And Mack" Snippet Surfaces Young Thug's "Big And Mack" snippet appears to tribute two friends whom he respected a lot more than some off his YSL crew. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music Kodak Black Hilariously Checks Fan During Bizarre Livestream One of Kodak Black's latest interactions with a fan took a turn for the worse when they began arguing about Voodoo, prison time, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025