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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 Some JAY-Z fans expected a new song from the mysterious listening party but heard only familiar catalog cuts.
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Erika Marie September 03, 2026 Music Rick Ross compares the first-week sales of his latest album to The Game's new "The Documentary III," which boasts features from Drake and Kanye West.
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Aron A. September 03, 2026 Music Fat Joe claims R. Kelly can fend for himself.
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Tallie Spencer September 03, 2026 Music Drake has been teasing fans with some sort of new project called "FOMO," and on Thursday, Drizzy made an announcement.
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Alexander Cole September 03, 2026 Music With Labor Day coming up on Monday, this is going to be a light weekend for new hip-hop albums and songs, but big artists are still dropping.
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Alexander Cole September 03, 2026 TV Blueface is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the streaming game, and now, he is celebrating that success.
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Alexander Cole September 03, 2026 Music Pusha T reflects on Clipse’s Grammy campaign after losing major categories to Kendrick Lamar and taking home one win.
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Erika Marie September 03, 2026 Music The Lil Durk trial has been one of the biggest ongoing stories in rap, and on Thursday, a major milestone was completed.
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Alexander Cole September 03, 2026 Music The beef rumors continue.
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Tallie Spencer September 04, 2026 Politics Nicki Minaj says Trump, Elon Musk and herself possess “spiritual signatures” that cannot be duplicated.
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Erika Marie September 03, 2026 Music Diddy is currently in prison until early 2028, and according to TMZ, his exact release date has been changed yet again.
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Alexander Cole September 03, 2026 Music Justin Gibson, the defense's final witness in the Lil Durk trial, reportedly claimed Durk and 6ix9ine knew how to go viral with fans' demands.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026 Music One Clipse project is already finished, while Pusha T says another is currently being worked on.
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Erika Marie September 03, 2026 Music The Tupac-era conspiracy machine has evolved into a much faster information ecosystem in the 30 years since the rapper was killed in 1996.
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Aron A. September 03, 2026
Music JAY-Z Fans Left Disappointed After Listening Party Offers No New Music Some JAY-Z fans expected a new song from the mysterious listening party but heard only familiar catalog cuts.
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Erika Marie 
Music Rick Ross Calls Out The Game’s “The Documentary III” Sales Over Drake Stimulus Rick Ross compares the first-week sales of his latest album to The Game's new "The Documentary III," which boasts features from Drake and Kanye West.
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Aron A. 
Music Fat Joe Says R. Kelly Has "No Problems" In Prison After Seeing His Underground Fight Club Footage Fat Joe claims R. Kelly can fend for himself.
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Drake Announces "FOMO" Livestream As Album Buzz Reaches New Heights Drake has been teasing fans with some sort of new project called "FOMO," and on Thursday, Drizzy made an announcement.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, September 4, 2026 With Labor Day coming up on Monday, this is going to be a light weekend for new hip-hop albums and songs, but big artists are still dropping.
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Alexander Cole 
TV Blueface Cops $2.2 Million Home Amid Streaming Boom Blueface is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the streaming game, and now, he is celebrating that success.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Pusha T Says Clipse’s Grammy Win Came With Plenty Of Politics Pusha T reflects on Clipse’s Grammy campaign after losing major categories to Kendrick Lamar and taking home one win.
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Erika Marie 
Music Lil Durk Trial: Prosecution Officially Rests Its Case The Lil Durk trial has been one of the biggest ongoing stories in rap, and on Thursday, a major milestone was completed.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Lil Uzi Vert Fans Think “Yoko” Contains A Lil Yachty Diss The beef rumors continue.
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Tallie Spencer 
Politics Nicki Minaj Groups Herself With Trump And Elon Musk In Bizarre Message Nicki Minaj says Trump, Elon Musk and herself possess “spiritual signatures” that cannot be duplicated.
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Erika Marie 
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Has Been Changed Again Diddy is currently in prison until early 2028, and according to TMZ, his exact release date has been changed yet again.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Lil Durk's Sound Engineer Reportedly Claims 6ix9ine Inspired "Pissed Me Off" Justin Gibson, the defense's final witness in the Lil Durk trial, reportedly claimed Durk and 6ix9ine knew how to go viral with fans' demands.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Clipse Are Already Working On New Music With Pharrell One Clipse project is already finished, while Pusha T says another is currently being worked on.
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Erika Marie 
Music Tupac, D4vd & Feeding The Conspiracies That Never Die The Tupac-era conspiracy machine has evolved into a much faster information ecosystem in the 30 years since the rapper was killed in 1996.
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Aron A.