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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 DJ Akademiks labeling a Drake album a classic is nowhere near shocking, but it is slightly more surprising given "FATD's" middling reviews.
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Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026 Music The video has been circulating online after Fivio Foreign confirmed he's checking into rehab in a recent post.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026 Music Young Buck dropped "CAPpuccino," a diss track/response to Fat Joe's claims that him and his crew beat him up years ago.
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Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025 Music HoneyKomb Brazy and Finesse2tymes have had their ups and downs but MoneyBagg Yo and Big Bank are new adversaries for the rapper.
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Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025 Sports Blueface and Nick Young were trying to fight each other in 2022; however, the fight was eventually cancelled.
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Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025 Music The holiday season is all about giving, especially to those in need and that's exactly what Lil Baby and Lil Yachty came together to do.
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Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025 Music Attorneys for both Drake and Universal Music Group (UMG) previously requested delays in this lawsuit appeal due to the holidays.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025 Music Rumors that Wale was once romantically involved with Solange have been rampant for a while now, and he's finally set the record straight.
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Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025 Music Winter Blanco previously alleged that Trey Songz physically assaulted her in 2018, and that she was too afraid to come forward.
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Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025 Music During a recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay," Joe Budden revealed that his career could have gone a lot differently.
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Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026 Music The victim of R. Kelly is releasing a memoir titled "Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse."
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Cole Blake February 03, 2026 Politics Nicki Minaj has largely been criticized for her backing of Donald Trump, but Foxy Brown appears to be one of the few taking her side.
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Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Boldly Labels Drake's "For All The Dogs" A Classic DJ Akademiks labeling a Drake album a classic is nowhere near shocking, but it is slightly more surprising given "FATD's" middling reviews.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Fivio Foreign's Movie Theater Chain Elicits Mixed Reactions The video has been circulating online after Fivio Foreign confirmed he's checking into rehab in a recent post.
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Cole Blake 
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Predicts What Will Happen After Listening To Young Buck's Fat Joe Diss Young Buck dropped "CAPpuccino," a diss track/response to Fat Joe's claims that him and his crew beat him up years ago.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music HoneyKomb Brazy Sounds Off On Big Bank, Moneybag Yo & Finesse2tymes HoneyKomb Brazy and Finesse2tymes have had their ups and downs but MoneyBagg Yo and Big Bank are new adversaries for the rapper.
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Zachary Horvath 
Sports Blueface & Nick Young Reportedly On Track To Finally Box Each Other Next Year Blueface and Nick Young were trying to fight each other in 2022; however, the fight was eventually cancelled.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Lil Baby & Lil Yachty Team Up To Spread Holiday Cheer With Giveback Event The holiday season is all about giving, especially to those in need and that's exactly what Lil Baby and Lil Yachty came together to do.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Drake & UMG's Mediation In "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Appeal Has Been Delayed Attorneys for both Drake and Universal Music Group (UMG) previously requested delays in this lawsuit appeal due to the holidays.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Wale Reveals If He Ever Dated Solange Rumors that Wale was once romantically involved with Solange have been rampant for a while now, and he's finally set the record straight.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Winter Blanco Urges The Public To Believe Trey Songz’s Accusers Winter Blanco previously alleged that Trey Songz physically assaulted her in 2018, and that she was too afraid to come forward.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Joe Budden Confirms He Was Considered For “The Breakfast Club” Before Its Debut During a recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay," Joe Budden revealed that his career could have gone a lot differently.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music R. Kelly Victim Breaks Silence In Her First TV Interview The victim of R. Kelly is releasing a memoir titled "Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse."
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Cole Blake 
Politics Foxy Brown Appears To Side With Nicki Minaj's Co-Sign Of Donald Trump Nicki Minaj has largely been criticized for her backing of Donald Trump, but Foxy Brown appears to be one of the few taking her side.
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Zachary Horvath