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Music R. Kelly's Former Artist Sparkle Says Singer Knows "It's For Real This Time" She says she was the first person to publicly come out against Kelly back in 2001. By Erika Marie March 07, 2019
Music Drake's "Janice STFU" Might Be A Subtle Joe Budden Diss Track, And We Have The Proof Drake just got a number one hit with "Janice STFU," and there is evidence to suggest it is a Joe Budden diss track. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Pop Culture Michael Rapaport Calls Kanye West A "Fat Pile Of Sh*t" And Says Donda Would Be "Embarrassed" Of Him Rapaport has been a vocal defender of Israel and the Jewish community. By Ben Mock December 17, 2023
Music 50 Cent Says “It’s A Wrap” For Quavo After Chris Brown’s Diss Track 50 Cent was impressed with Chris Brown. By Cole Blake April 22, 2024
Original Content R. Kelly's Arrest: All The Charges, Explained Unpacking R. Kelly's arrest on federal charges. By Aron A. July 12, 2019
Society Jada Pinkett Sparks Debate On Music's Celebration Of Violence Against Women The entertainer questions how the issue is treated in comparison to other social concerns. By Zaynab January 27, 2019
Music Is AI Killing Creativity In Hip-Hop? On HotNewHipHop's latest livestream, Aron A. and I discussed "Set In Stone," the 38 Spesh beef, Tierra Whack's lyricism, new music, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Numbers Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" Debuts At No. 1 & Breaks A Streaming Record Her third single is playing out quite well. By Zaynab January 26, 2019
Music Drake Praises Jonah Hill's "Mid90s" Movie Drake showed Jonah Hill some love on Instagram. By Aron A. January 09, 2019
Music 6ix9ine Maintains That He's Not A Snitch Despite being eternally plagued by the "snitch" label, 6ix9ine continues his attempts to rebrand by justifying his decision on TMZ. By Mitch Findlay March 04, 2021
Music Mariah Carey Turned Into A Meme About Whisks & She Loves It: "Whisk Me Away Dahhling" The Lambs did this. By Chantilly Post April 11, 2019
Music Smokepurpp & Lil Pump Help Save A Fan Who Collapsed At Their Concert Lil Pump & Smokepurpp saving lives? Now that's Eskeetit. By Kevin Goddard July 10, 2018