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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 This Saturday (February 28), the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will become "Nipsey Hussle Square."
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Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026 Music The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today.
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Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026 Original Content T.I.’s catalog is nothing to sleep on. The man has been doing it for over 20 years! Let's run through his best songs.
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Brandon Simmons April 19, 2023 Music During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year.
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Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026 Music Drake first started teasing his ninth studio album back in 2024, and now, it looks like it's just around the corner.
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Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026 Music T.I. still wants to settle things with 50 Cent in a "Verzuz" battle, but it seems like the G-Unit mogul would rather have online battlefields.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026 Music Chris King's third and supposed final murder suspect has finally been taken in custody after what was almost a two-year-long search.
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Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026 Music Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists.
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Cole Blake February 11, 2026 Music J. Cole built a lot of hype for "The Fall-Off" and it seems its partially affecting the overall view of this album.
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Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026 Music Baby Keem has unveiled the tracklist for his new album "Ca$ino" which has to have 12 tracks and is likely to be an AOTY contender.
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Alexander Cole February 10, 2026 Music J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units.
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Cole Blake February 18, 2026 Music NBA YoungBoy recently hopped online to set the record straight amid rumors involving Kai Cenat's ex Gigi, NoCap's ex Summyah, and more.
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Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Nipsey Hussle To Be Commemorated With Los Angeles Intersection Renaming This Saturday (February 28), the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will become "Nipsey Hussle Square."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today.
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Caroline Fisher 
Original Content T.I. Songs: 17 Of His Best T.I.’s catalog is nothing to sleep on. The man has been doing it for over 20 years! Let's run through his best songs.
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Brandon Simmons 
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Drake Teases A Deep Freeze As Fans Await “ICEMAN” Drake first started teasing his ninth studio album back in 2024, and now, it looks like it's just around the corner.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music T.I. Confidently Claps Back At 50 Cent's Snitching Accusations T.I. still wants to settle things with 50 Cent in a "Verzuz" battle, but it seems like the G-Unit mogul would rather have online battlefields.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Third Chris King Murder Suspect Arrested In Las Vegas Chris King's third and supposed final murder suspect has finally been taken in custody after what was almost a two-year-long search.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals What J. Cole’s First Week Sales Say About The Big Three Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists.
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Cole Blake 
Music J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Is Leaving Fans Divided J. Cole built a lot of hype for "The Fall-Off" and it seems its partially affecting the overall view of this album.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Baby Keem Reveals Tracklist & Features For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem has unveiled the tracklist for his new album "Ca$ino" which has to have 12 tracks and is likely to be an AOTY contender.
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Alexander Cole 
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units.
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Cole Blake 
Music NBA YoungBoy Denies Using Burner Account To DM Other Men’s Girlfriends NBA YoungBoy recently hopped online to set the record straight amid rumors involving Kai Cenat's ex Gigi, NoCap's ex Summyah, and more.
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Caroline Fisher 