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Music Bobby Brown Picks Chris Brown Over Usher As The Closet R&B Singer To Today's Michael Jackson Bobby Brown was acknowledged as the "King of R&B" in the 90s for his massive R&B classics "Rock Wit'cha," "Every Little Step," and "Roni." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Doja Cat Sparks Viral Debate By Putting Fan On Blast Over Uncomfortable Interaction Doja Cat has once again sparked a spirited debate about how celebrities interact with their supporters. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025
Music Drake's Latest "Iceman" Milestone Doesn't Bode Well For The Album's Rollout Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his upcoming album, "Iceman," but he has hinted at it dropping at some point this year. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music ScHoolboy Q Allegedly Warned J Cole To Stop Beefing Further With Kendrick Lamar Before The Apology It makes sense why Q would have this information, but are you buying this? By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2024
Music Don Toliver's "Octane" Receives Early But Promising First Week Sales Projections Don Toliver's fifth album "Octane" has been receiving a lot of glowing reviews from fans, and it seems like it will result in a great debut. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music GloRilla Addresses Arrest & Drug Charges While Dragging Police GloRilla was not home when suspects invaded her home and robbed her house, but police charged her for some weed in her closet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Offset & JID’s New Single "Bodies" To Compete With Cardi B’s “Outside” Release Offset and Cardi B have been at odds for months amid their divorce, and things have only gotten messier in recent weeks. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Trey Songz Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Nightclub Worker Trey Songz refused to comment on the incident when approached by reporters outside of his arraignment hearing. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Quavo Appeared To Be Having A Blast At The Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas Concert The Backstreet Boys are performing a total of 21 shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas between July and August. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Drake Demands Access To Interscope CEO's Financial Records In "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Drake is accusing John Janick of having monetary incentives to artificially boost the performance of this Kendrick Lamar diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2025
Music Doja Cat Expertly Claps Back At Fan Breast-Shaming Her Doja Cat also went viral on social media for mocking Sydney Sweeney’s controversial new ad for American Eagle. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025