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Music Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Under Fire For AI-Generated Cover Art Erykah Badu and The Alchemist's newly-released song is expected to appear on their upcoming album, "Abi & Alan." By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Pat Stay's Killer Found Guilty In The Iconic Battle Rapper's Stabbing Death Pat Stay, who is from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is wide regarded as one of the greatest battle rappers of all time. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music TI Berates Bouncer After Being Denied Entry To Texas Restaurant: Watch Fans think TI crossed the line. By Caroline Fisher November 21, 2024
Music Young Thug Fares Better In Updated "UY SCUTI" First Week Sales Projections Although Young Thug might surpass initial projections, his new album "UY SCUTI" is still critically divisive and meager performance-wise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Ice Cube Opens Up About His New Album “Man Down,” Legacy, And The Future Of West Coast Hip-Hop For Day one of HotNewHipHop's 12 Days Of Christmas special, we spoke to the legendary Ice Cube about his new album, and the impact he has left on West Coast rap. By Tallie Spencer December 14, 2024
Music Master P's Son Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Refrigerators From University P probably isn't happy about this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2024
Music Azealia Banks Claims She Allegedly Hooked Up With Drake Azealia Banks continues to make wild claims on X. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2024
Music Jay-Z, Drake, Diddy, And More Rappers Top Celebrity Private Jet Leaderboard Celebrities do a lot of traveling. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2024
Music Andrew Schulz Jokes About Being Able To Rape Kendrick Lamar In Disturbing Rant Kendrick Lamar had dissed the comedian on his new album, "GNX." By Cole Blake December 04, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky's New Single "pray4dagang" Reportedly Fails To Land On Apple Music Charts A$AP Rocky's new single "pray4dagang" reportedly failed to chart on Apple Music despite being exclusive to the platform for its first day. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music Beanie Sigel Uses AI To Recapture His Old Voice On New Song Beanie Sigel first announced plans for a new album with an AI version of his old voice in 2023, and this verse is the first look at the tech he's using. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025
Music Lizzo Shuts The Haters Down With Shocking Before-And-After Weight Loss Photos Lizzo is living her best life right now, and fans just got a surprise mixtape to hold them over until her next studio album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025