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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 Young Buck pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon after receiving a felony conviction in Tennessee court this week.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026 Music Aaron Hall has left lawyers and a private investigator completely dumbfounded as their many attempts to track him down have gone nowhere.
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Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026 Music A$AP Rocky is one of the top-tier curators in modern hip-hop, so it's no surprise that the features are intriguing and loaded.
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Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026 Music Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music Recently, a tweet falsely claiming that Chief Keef was on life support following a Chicago shooting went viral, sparking panic among fans.
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Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026 Music In November, Max B was released from prison after spending roughly 16 years behind bars for a robbery-gone-wrong.
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Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026 Music J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall Off" for years, and today, the artist came through with the album's official release date.
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Alexander Cole January 14, 2026 Music J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off."
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Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026 Music Fat Joe and Jadakiss have different levels of hope when it comes to potentially securing a Jay-Z interview for their podcast.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026 Music A$AP Rocky has finally shared more insight into his upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which is just days away.
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Music J. Cole recently announced the release date of his upcoming album "The Fall-Off," and unveiled its cover art and trailer.
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Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026 Music Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026 Music Cam'ron saw Freekey Zekey's upload of a video of Jim Jones confronting Dame Dash with an entourage amid their current beef.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026 Music The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music J. Cole began taking pre-orders for the vinyl release after sharing a trailer for his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off."
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Young Buck Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison, But There's A Catch Young Buck pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon after receiving a felony conviction in Tennessee court this week.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Aaron Hall Remains Missing Even After A Private Investigator's Efforts Aaron Hall has left lawyers and a private investigator completely dumbfounded as their many attempts to track him down have gone nowhere.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music A$AP Rocky Unveils Stacked Feature List For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky is one of the top-tier curators in modern hip-hop, so it's no surprise that the features are intriguing and loaded.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Record Label Clarifies He’s Not In Jail Following Reports Of His Arrest Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October.
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Cole Blake 
Music Chief Keef's Manager Responds To Dubious Report Claiming The Rapper Was Shot Six Times In The Face Recently, a tweet falsely claiming that Chief Keef was on life support following a Chicago shooting went viral, sparking panic among fans.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Max B Admits He “Took His D*ck Out” During Angela Yee Interview In November, Max B was released from prison after spending roughly 16 years behind bars for a robbery-gone-wrong.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music J. Cole Reveals The Release Date For "The Fall Off" With Gorgeous Teaser Trailer J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall Off" for years, and today, the artist came through with the album's official release date.
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Alexander Cole 
Music J. Cole Has Hip-Hop Fans Stunned With New Single "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Jadakiss Calls Jay-Z A "Professional Curver" After Hov Praised Him & Fat Joe Fat Joe and Jadakiss have different levels of hope when it comes to potentially securing a Jay-Z interview for their podcast.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Tracklist For New Album "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky has finally shared more insight into his upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which is just days away.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake Collaborator Sparks Speculation After Sharing J. Cole's “The Fall-Off” Trailer J. Cole recently announced the release date of his upcoming album "The Fall-Off," and unveiled its cover art and trailer.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Cam'ron Shows Dame Dash Love For Standing Up To Jim Jones In Old Video Cam'ron saw Freekey Zekey's upload of a video of Jim Jones confronting Dame Dash with an entourage amid their current beef.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Ebro Darden Speaks Out After Mero Lands Hot 97's New Morning Show The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
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Cole Blake 
Music J. Cole Announces Exclusive Vinyl Release For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole began taking pre-orders for the vinyl release after sharing a trailer for his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off."
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Cole Blake 