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Original Content HotNewHipHop Has Officially Brought Back Song And Mixtape Ratings HotNewHipHop's rating system was popular with our readers, and today, we are officially bringing back the feature with some robust changes. By Alexander Cole July 10, 2025
Music Reason For Lil Woody's Arrest In Atlanta Finally Revealed Lil Woody previously made a number of headlines for his antics while testifying in the YSL RICO trial, last year. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Pi’erre Bourne Calls Out Pitchfork For Mid-Album Rating After Collaborating With Them On Content Pi’erre Bourne released his latest album, Made In Paris, after a lengthy hiatus. He claims to have recorded the album in Paris, France. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 05, 2025
Music L.A. Rapper 4Xtra Allegedly Loses Fingers In Gruesome Firework Accident On 4th Of July Aaron The Plumber reacted to 4Xtra firework accident on social media, calling the rapper “4 Nubs” in latest post. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 05, 2025
Pop Culture OJ Simpson's Lawyer Commends Diddy's Wildly Similar Court Tactics Following Verdict The ways in which Diddy and OJ Simpson's trials played out are so insane that you'll just have to read about them yourself. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music Drake Divulges On His Current Mental State On Another "ICEMAN" Snippet Drake teased "What Did I Miss?" as well, which he dropped on streaming platforms just moments after his YouTube stream ended. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music Drake Claps Back At Hater Who Called Him A "B*tch" During Livestream Drake dropped a new song called "What Did I Miss?" on Friday, and the ensuing livestream turned out to be a spectacle. By Alexander Cole July 04, 2025
Music Dawn Richard’s Attorney Lisa Bloom Slams Diddy Verdict As The Worst Since OJ Simpson Earlier this week, Diddy's federal trial came to an end, and he was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher July 04, 2025
Music China Walker Of Rap Duo Cam & China Dies At 30 Following Cancer Battle According to her twin sister Cam, China had been privately battling an aggressive form of ovarian cancer for two years. By Caroline Fisher July 04, 2025
Music Armon Wiggins Apologizes For Baby Oil Antics Outside Of Diddy's Trial Armon Wiggins was among a crowd of supporters as the jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Joe Tacopina Blasts Prosecutors After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict The jury in Diddy's highly-publicized trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Raekwon Announces New Album “The Emperor’s New Clothes” With Features From Ghostface Killah, Nas & More Raekwon's eighth studio album, "The Emperor's New Clothes," is slated for release on July 18 via Mass Appeal. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025