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Music Young Thug Shows Love To GloRilla As She Makes Light Of Jail Call Diss In a jail call that recently leaked online, Young Thug called GloRilla unattractive and insisted that he would never pursue her. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Steve Lacy Reveals He Confronted Jay-Z About Lil Wayne & Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Controversy Steve Lacy's first time meeting with Jay-Z also saw them bond over their fashion sensibilities, but this joke defined their crossover. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Yet Another New Prison Release Date Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution during his criminal trial, last summer. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Top5 All Smiles In Paris Days After Being Stabbed Top5 was stabbed in the neck in London earlier this month while chatting with fans, but he appears to have made a quick recovery. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music Does Future Really Have More Classics Than Kendrick Lamar? In the latest HotNewHipHop video essay, we break down how Future and Kendrick Lamar embody two competing models of greatness: era-defining atmosphere versus meticulous album architecture. By Aron A. March 27, 2026
Music Central Cee's Crew Presses Trap Lore Ross In Tense ComplexCon Run-In Trap Lore Ross' street-related comments about Central Cee led to a tense moment while they were speaking with DJ Akademiks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Bail Proposal Gets Firm Rejection In Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk will remain behind bars until his trial on October 14, 2025 after being arrested in the murder-for-hire case, last year. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Daz Dillinger Asks For Fans’ Support Amid Kurupt’s Recovery By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Drake Brings Out Sexyy Red And 21 Savage During Night 2 Of Wireless Festival "Drake & The Mandem" is really living up to its title with the number of people Drake brought out during the second night of Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Celebrates Donald Trump Using "Beez In The Trap" In Latest TikTok Post It's far from the first time that Nicki Minaj has spoken out in support of Donald Trump following last year's election. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Drake Wants UMG To Clarify Dave Free’s Relationship To Kendrick Lamar’s Children Recently, Drake requested various documents from Universal Music Group amid his legal battle with the company. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music New Orleans Police Address Rumor That NBA YoungBoy Is Banned From Performing In Louisiana Reportedly, NBA YoungBoy did not leave New Orleans after his two latest performances, despite being required to. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025