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Music Rod Wave Allegedly Had A Lean-Filled Baby Bottle During His Arrest Rod Wave was charged with reckless driving, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm or knife. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Shares Message For His Supporters From Behind Bars Pooh Shiesty has been behind bars since his initial arrest in 2022 after pleading guilty to a firearm conspiracy charge. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music Cardi B Weighs In On The Sudden Death Of Ashlee Jenae Ashlee Jenae was found unresponsive during a trip to Tanzania with her fiancé, Joe McCann, earlier this month. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Chris Blake Griffith Blames Cardi B Split For Ruining Stefon Diggs’ Reputation In a lawsuit filed last year, Stefon Diggs accuses Chris Blake Griffith of damaging his reputation with sexual assault allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Kanye West Inks Partnership Deal With Gamma To Release "Bully" Kanye West's latest "Bully" announcement comes after he published a lengthy apology statement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music GloRilla Reveals Where She & Young Thug Stand After Jail Call Diss GloRilla recently reflected on a conversation she had with Young Thug after he roasted her appearance in a leaked jail call. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music Drake Fans Catch Possible Kojo Menne Asamoah Reference On "Family Matters" Amid UMG Lawsuit Kojo Menne Asamoah is the man Drake is trying to serve with a subpoena in his defamation lawsuit against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music YNW Melly Requests Prison Release Yet Again Over Alleged New Evidence YNW Melly has allegedly suffered "dehumanizing" conditions behind bars for seven years as he awaits his retrial for double murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 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 Erick Sermon Thanks Clipse’s “Let God Sort Em Out” For Erasing The Ageism In Hip Hop Erick Sermon is one of hip hop’s most influential producers. He was a member of the legendary EPMD and Def Squad, a trio with Redman. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Might Go To Jail For Life For Allegedly Kidnapping Gucci Mane Pooh Shiesty, his father, and six other suspects were arrested earlier this week for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Jay-Z’s $20 Million Loan Under Scrutiny Amid Uncle Nearest Legal Battle The Fawn Weaver-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest is being accused of hiding money by its lender, Farm Credit Mid-America. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026