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Music Diddy's Lawyer Delivers An Update On His Client's State Of Mind Diddy has a long road ahead of him. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2024
Reviews “Islah” Was The Proof Kevin Gates Could Never Be Cancelled Kevin Gates endured because his audience valued emotional honesty over moral cleanliness, and "Islah" is the clearest proof of that. By Aron A. January 30, 2026
Music Erica Banks Seems To Defend Her Controversial BBL Against The Haters At The BET Awards Erica Banks' cosmetic procedures and previous statements on BBLs and other enhancements have gotten her in hot water. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2024
Music Benzino Explains Why 50 Cent Is Ruining His Own Legacy By Disrespecting Big Meech & Irv Gotti 50 Cent turned his back on his "BMF" ties after Big Meech's release and mocked the death of Irv Gotti decades after their feud's peak. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Young Thug Gets Iced Out By Metro Boomin For His 34th Birthday At The Weeknd Concert Young Thug has a lot to be thankful for on his 34th birthday and we are happy to see him getting the chance to celebrate it with friends. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Original Content Trauma Tone Reflects On His First Beat Placement, Cites M.I.A. As A Dream Collaborator, & More For "On The Come Up" Trauma Tone formally introduces himself on HotNewHipHop’s “On The Come Up.” By Joshua Robinson January 11, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar To Headline Glastonbury 2020 Though the festival season has been ravaged by the Coronavirus, Kendrick Lamar remains set to headline Glastonbury 2020. By Mitch Findlay March 13, 2020
Music Young Thug Laments How His "Real Brothers" Hurt Him In Cryptic Message Young Thug's latest tweet quotes his new song "Blaming Jesus," but fans wonder if there's more context to his message. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Numbers Pop Smoke's Streams Increase 392 Percent Following Death Pop Smoke's streaming numbers jumped from 5 million to 24.7 million on the day of his death, after he was tragically murdered in a fatal shooting in West Hollywood. By Lynn S. February 22, 2020
Music Kelly Rowland's Cannes Security Fiasco Leads To Discovery Of Other Incidents Fans aren't happy with the behavior of one particular security worker. By Lavender Alexandria May 27, 2024
Pop Culture T.I. Still Performs After Nasty King Harris Fight At The Atlanta Falcons Game T.I. could not let the fans down. By Zachary Horvath November 27, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj's Manager Responds To Reports That She Dropped Her Nicki Minaj's manager, Debra Antney, was reported to have dropped her over a difference in political views, but that may not be true. By Zachary Horvath March 23, 2026