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Music 50 Cent Trolls Jay-Z & Diddy With AI-Generated Arrest Video Amid Assault Allegations 50 Cent is relentless. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2024
Music Rihanna Shows Just How Tired RZA & Riot Are Of Her Road Trip Antics Rihanna has shared a lot of motherhood insights online, and fans can't get enough of her adorable sons with A$AP Rocky. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
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 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
Music 21 Savage, YG & Megan Thee Stallion Light Up This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist A few cuts off of "Savage Mode" and "My Life 4Hunnid." Plus, new music from Megan Thee Stallion & Internet Money. By Aron A. October 03, 2020
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
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
Pop Culture Kai Cenat Announces Plans To Stream With Kanye West In Japan These two have an odd history. By Elias Andrews January 23, 2025
Viral Kendrick Lamar Dug Up An eBay Listing For New Song's Cover Art Kendrick Lamar fans are probably breaking down a possible quintuple-entendre reference... but they're just some black Forces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2024
Pop Culture Cardi B Suggests That Offset Didn't Buy Their Kids Any Christmas Gifts Cardi is done with the "spiteful" games from Offset. By Zachary Horvath January 14, 2025
Music Cardi B Stands By Her Viral NYC Outburst Cardi B attempted to contextualize the viral video of her yelling at a pedestrian. By Cole Blake August 06, 2024
Music Lizzo Wants Everyone To Know She's "100% That B*tch" With New Trademark Lizzo is trademarking the phrase for future merchandise. By Alex Zidel June 14, 2019