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Music Russell Simmons Hits HBO With $20 Million Lawsuit Over “On The Record” Documentary Russell Simmons accuses the filmmakers behind "On The Record" of ignoring evidence that could potentially dispute the allegations he's facing. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music Kodak Black Accuses His Children’s Mothers Of Using Fake Pages To Spread Drug Abuse Rumors Kodak Black's supporters have suspected substance abuse issues for some time now, but according to him, these are just rumors. By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025
Streetwear A Brief History Of Chief Keef & True Religion Jeans From "True Religion Fein" to collaborations with the denim brand, Chief Keef's love for True Religion has been well documented over the years. By Aron A. June 18, 2024
Music Jimmy Iovine Denies Rumors That He’s Leaving Apple Music Despite rumors, Jimmy Iovine says he isn't leaving Apple Music. By Kevin Goddard January 09, 2018
Music Sexyy Red Added To Drake's "It's All A Blur" Tour Sexyy Red is on a huge winning streak. By Alexander Cole August 14, 2023
Music 50 Cent Slams Jim Jones And Clowns Tony Yayo In AI-Generated Song Jim Jones recently dissed Tony Yayo on his "Artist 2 Artist" podcast, but Yayo has yet to issue a response. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Bun B Calls For UGK Vs. 8Ball & MJG "Verzuz" Battle UGK vs. 8Ball & MJG. Who you got your money on? By Aron A. May 26, 2020
Music Mick Jenkins Questions Efficacy Of "#Endsars" & "BLM" Hashtags With "#Endsars" trending on social media, Mick Jenkins takes a moment to question the efficacy of a hashtag movement. By Mitch Findlay October 21, 2020
Music Kanye West Unleashes On Playboi Carti For Trying To Collaborate With His Daughter North According to Kanye West, he won't allow his daughter North to work with Playboi Carti because he was left off of "MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Mase Surprisingly Reveals He'd Be Open To Visiting Diddy In Prison Despite Tensions Mase also spoke to Cam'ron about the rumor that he sat next to one of Diddy's sons at the funeral of Voletta Wallace, Biggie Smalls' mother. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Mase Tells A Story About Being Scammed By A Former Business Manager Mase wouldn't name any names while telling the story By Lavender Alexandria February 23, 2024