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Original Content Where Did NBA YoungBoy Get His Name? NBA YoungBoy is a leader in rap, and we take a look at his personal and professional life, including his legal troubles. By Gale Love March 28, 2023
Original Content YNW Melly: 10 Essential Songs YNW Melly released an impressive list of songs before getting locked up. Here are the ones you need to hear. By Alex Zidel May 10, 2019
Music Yella Beezy Finally Gets Trial Date For Alleged Mo3 Murder Plot Yella Beezy has been allegedly linked to the death of Mo3, who was shot and killed in Texas back in 2020 at the age of 28. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Drake Cops Sexyy Red A New Birkin For Their Date To The World Cup Final Drake and Sexyy Red have a great friendship going, and it led to a date to the World Cup Final on Sunday afternoon. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Relationships Coco Jones Finally Addresses The Rampant Donovan Mitchell Dating Rumors Coco Jones and Donovan Mitchell have caused a stir for several months now and the former is finally answering the burning question. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Music Conductor Williams 7 Best Productions The Griselda beatmaker's sound is unmistakable. By Wyatt Westlake November 30, 2023
TV "The Rap Game" Season 4 Stars: Where Are They Now? The youngins of ‘The Rap Game’ season 4 have diversified their portfolios since leaving the show. By Demi Phillips November 22, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky Brings Out 50 Cent, Ice Spice & G-Unit At New Jersey Show Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo joined 50 Cent at A$AP Rocky's Newark concert, which also hosted Ice Spice, Skilla Baby, and A$AP Twelvyy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music Kanye West Drops “Vulture 3” Update, It’s Not Coming Because Of Ty Dolla $ign Kanye West claims Ty Dolla $ign announced he didn’t condone any hate speech on social media while they were on the plane together. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Original Content The 25 Best Rap Albums Of 2025 So Far We are officially halfway into 2025, which means HotNewHipHop is here with our Best Rap Albums of 2025 (so far) list. By HNHH Staff July 04, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Explains How He Signed Drake & Nicki Minaj During an episode of Friends Keep Secrets, Lil Wayne offered an explanation of how he came to know Drake and Nicki Minaj. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Rory Calls Out Joe Budden And Tells His Side Of Their Run-In At Lucky Daye Concert The Joe Budden Podcast recently spoke about a run-in at a Lucky Daye show, and Rory thinks that Budden is just butt-hurt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 13, 2024