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Music Vince Staples On Mac Miller: "He Was Too Happy, The Good Ones Always Die" Mac will forever be missed. By Karlton Jahmal November 07, 2018
Pop Culture Timmy Bandsome Admits To Faking DMs With BossMan Dlow About two weeks ago, Florida rapper BossMan Dlow was dragged into some drama with influencer Timmy Bandsome, who's now apologizing. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Royce Royce Da 5'9" & Lupe Fiasco Trade Bars On Instagram Royce da 5'9" posts snippets of "C. Delores" to his Instagram, prompting a bar-filled tirade from Lupe Fiasco. By Joshua Robinson June 25, 2021
Music XXXTENTACION Murder Suspect Robert Allen Pleads Not Guilty: Report Robert Allen has entered a not guilty plea. By Aron A. August 03, 2018
Music Former Bad Boy President's Alleged Victim Fights To Stay Anonymous Due To Fearing For Her Life Harve Pierre wants a New York judge to force the sexual assault accuser to reveal her identity, which her lawyer called a scare tactic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2024
Music Cardi B Furious With Fans Comparing Her And Star Brim To Ice Spice And Cleotrapa Cardi B weighed in on the drama in an X Spaces conversation. By Cole Blake September 04, 2024
Music DJ Khaled Recalls "Intense" Story Of Tracking Down Bryson Tiller For "Wild Thoughts" Verse DJ Khaled recalled a wild story of searching for Bryson Tiller to get his "Wild Thoughts" verse in time while appearing on "Drink Champs." By Cole Blake August 21, 2022
Original Content Central Cee: Across The Pond Central Cee is making up for lost time after he blew up during a global lockdown. For HotNewHipHop’s November cover story, the “Doja” rapper reflects on his unique position as a frontrunner of the UK drill scene and experiencing another breakout moment across the Atlantic Ocean. By Aron A. November 16, 2022
Music Stitches Doubles-Down On Vic Mensa Beef: "I'mma Beat The F*ck Outta You, N*gga" He admits to having "slapped" a woman. By Zaynab October 17, 2018
Pop Culture Kodak Black Loves KFC But Russell Simmons Objects: "Poisoning Our People" Simmons made sure to show love to Kodak but he's not a fan of the rapper shouting out the chicken chain. By Erika Marie May 23, 2022
Music Busta Rhymes Taunts T.I.: "You Was Not Ready To Get This Ass-Whooping" Busta Rhymes reacts to T.I. turning down his Verzuz offer, taunting him and saying that he wasn't ready for the "ass-whooping" he was going to get. By Alex Zidel October 22, 2020
Music Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion Accused Of Glorifying Prostitution With "WAP" Grammy Performance The National Center on Sexual Exploitation claims the rappers "contributed to the sexual exploitation of women." By Erika Marie March 16, 2021