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Music Kanye West Accuses UMG Of Using Kendrick Lamar To “Make An Example” Of Drake Ye's rant continues. By Caroline Fisher February 09, 2025
Music Drake Shades LeBron James By Changing "Nonstop" Concert Lyrics The cold war continues. By Elias Andrews February 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Goes Viral With Old Ghostwriting Comments Following Baby Keem Reference Track Debacle Kendrick Lamar is being heavily scrutinized these days. By Alexander Cole June 05, 2024
Music Drake’s “Mob Ties” & 6 Other Alleged Reference Tracks That Have Leaked Drake faces backlash after reference tracks for "Ratchet Happy Birthday" and "Mob Ties" surfaced online this week. By Aron A. May 29, 2024
Music Pharrell Cancels Something In The Water Festival 2024 We'll have to wait for next year... By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Clarifies Her Stance On Kendrick Lamar After Heated JAY-Z Rant Nicki Minaj says she has love and respect for Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake September 10, 2024
Music Drake Reveals How Producer Elkan Made The "NOKIA" Beat In Behind The Scenes Clip Drake's Elkan-produced solo cut, "NOKIA," off of the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab LP "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," landed in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Rihanna Goes Off On Reporter For Asking Insensitive Question Moments After ASAP Rocky's Acquittal RiRi was quick to snap at the reporter. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2025
Music Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky's Not Guilty Verdict With Heartfelt Message The pop star is "thankful" for the ruling. By Elias Andrews February 18, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Storms Back To The Top Of The Billboard Hot 100 Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" isn't slowing down yet. By Cole Blake February 18, 2025
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Shines A Light On How YouTubers & Content Creators Set The Tone For Hip-Hop's Biggest Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean, Jeremy Hecht, The Company Man, and Anthony Fantano about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and how YouTubers somehow found themselves named in a lawsuit against the biggest record label on the planet. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Music Beyonce Kickstarts Her Charity's Los Angeles Fire Relief Fund With $2.5 Million Donation Beyoncé is helping out where she can. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025