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Music Moneybagg Yo Details Chyna Santana's Death: "I Instantly Broke Down" Moneybagg Yo described how he "couldn't believe" she passed away. By Caroline Fisher June 01, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar Scores Five Nominations At The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Kendrick Lamar is in the running for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and more at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Drake's Final "ICEMAN" Update Comes With A Blunt Warning To The Industry Drake was streaming again with BenDaDonnn last night, and it led to a revelation about his new album, "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole December 24, 2025
Music Diddy & Meek Mill Wear Matching Outfits In Resurfaced Photo Amid Rumors They Slept Together Lil Rod accuses Diddy of sleeping with "a Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj." By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2024
Music 50 Cent Mocks Dame Dash After Film Company Sells For $100 This week, Dame Dash's film company was put up for auction in an attempt to pay off some of his defamation lawsuit judgments. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Music Donald Trump Confirms Diddy Asked For A Pardon And He’s Not Interested It looks like Trump is not even considering Diddy's request. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Books Three Separate New Year's Eve Gigs 50 Cent is capping off a massively successful year in which he finished as the most-streamed rapper from New York on YouTube. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Keefe D's Tupac Murder Trial Delayed Due To Overwhelming Evidence Keefe D's defense will now have more time to comb through evidence in the Tupac trial, which comes amid other legal problems for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Original Content Top 40 Hip-Hop Albums of 2022 HotNewHipHop's annual rankings are here, beginning with the top 40 albums of 2022. By HNHH Staff December 15, 2022
Music Soulja Boy Blasts "Homeless" Blueface & Rich The Kid, Who Channels 50 Cent To Respond Blueface recently claimed that Soulja Boy is "going broke" as the mother of his child continues seeking a defamation judgment against him. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
TV Diddy's Ex Bodyguard Makes Bold Claim About 50 Cent's Documentary Footage Roger Bonds blasted Diddy over the footage in 50 Cent's new documentary miniseries, explaining its allegedly darker context. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music HOT 97's "Ebro In The Morning" Is Officially Over Ebro hinted that things weren't looking good for his morning show in September and blamed ownership for creating rifts between hosts. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025