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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 DJ Akademiks believes there are a handful of key factors playing into the lack of variety hip-hop is seeing on the charts.
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Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025 Music Lute joins us for another episode of "Snack Review," where he got to taste test a wide variety of bizarre treats.
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Alexander Cole October 29, 2021 Music "We don't have to go to war just because we don't agree."
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Trevor Smith May 05, 2018 Original Content "The goal is to have twenty plaques, ten mixtapes, five albums, thirty-million dollars, five houses."
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Mitch Findlay July 04, 2019 Music Moneybagg Yo and Kodak Black's new collab is another must-stream from this week.
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Hayley Hynes May 21, 2022 Music Kendrick Lamar is still dominating on Spotify.
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Cole Blake May 14, 2024 TV Lil Dicky's FX original comedy, "DAVE", gets a release date.
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Noah C February 13, 2020 Music Hot Girl Summer absolutely took over social media these last few months.
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Alex Zidel August 07, 2019 Music Anderson .Paak doesn't hold back in explaining the lyrics to his new single.
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Matthew Parizot June 12, 2018 Music Adam22 and DJ Akademiks seemed to theorize that Kendrick Lamar pulled his feature from AZ Chike's "No Rest For The Wicked."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026 Music Solange will not be performing at Coachella this year.
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Milca P. April 07, 2019 Music Kanye West has been making headlines for numerous antisemitic antics, including naming his latest single, "Heil Hitler."
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Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gets Deeply Honest About Why Most Rappers Are Struggling On The Charts DJ Akademiks believes there are a handful of key factors playing into the lack of variety hip-hop is seeing on the charts.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Lute Is Disgusted By Burnt Chocolate & Scrambled Egg Chips On "Snack Review" Lute joins us for another episode of "Snack Review," where he got to taste test a wide variety of bizarre treats.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Common: "No Matter What, Kanye Is My Brother" "We don't have to go to war just because we don't agree."
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Trevor Smith 
Original Content Quando Rondo Talks Learning To Rap In Juvie, Concocting Pink Lean & More In "On The Come Up" "The goal is to have twenty plaques, ten mixtapes, five albums, thirty-million dollars, five houses."
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Mitch Findlay 
Music Quavo & Takeoff's "Hotel Lobby" Is Seriously "Fire Emoji" Moneybagg Yo and Kodak Black's new collab is another must-stream from this week.
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Hayley Hynes 
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Surpasses 100 Million Streams In Just 9 Days, Sets Spotify Record Kendrick Lamar is still dominating on Spotify.
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Cole Blake 
TV Young Thug, YG, Trippie Redd & More Appear In Trailer For Lil Dicky's New TV Series Lil Dicky's FX original comedy, "DAVE", gets a release date.
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Noah C 
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals The Moment She Knew "Hot Girl Summer" Was Viral Hot Girl Summer absolutely took over social media these last few months.
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Alex Zidel 
Music Anderson .Paak Expresses His Love Of MILF's In "Bubblin" Lyric Breakdown Anderson .Paak doesn't hold back in explaining the lyrics to his new single.
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Matthew Parizot 
Music DJ Akademiks & Adam22 Think Kendrick Lamar Ruined AZ Chike's Album Rollout Adam22 and DJ Akademiks seemed to theorize that Kendrick Lamar pulled his feature from AZ Chike's "No Rest For The Wicked."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Solange No Longer Performing At Coachella Due To "Production Delays" Solange will not be performing at Coachella this year.
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Milca P. 
Music Dave Portnoy Goes Scorched Earth On "Piece Of Sh*t" Kanye West Kanye West has been making headlines for numerous antisemitic antics, including naming his latest single, "Heil Hitler."
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Cole Blake