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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 Baby Keem's new album "Ca$ino" is just hours away from dropping and fans cannot wait for second LP to finally arrive.
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Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026 Music The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today.
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Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026 Music It's been nearly five years since Baby Keem dropped his first studio album "The Melodic Blue" in September of 2021.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026 Music These alleged Kendrick Lamar and Drake comments surfaced amid allegations against Kevin Durant about dissing teammates via a burner account.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026 Music Despite the rough patch that Cardi B and Stefon Diggs are allegedly going through, BIA has little sympathy for her hip-hop opponent.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026 Music CiHi recently took to Twitter to weigh in on the new generation of rappers, sparking a heated debated in his replies.
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Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026 Music Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists.
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Cole Blake February 11, 2026 Music A video of Mike Epps making inappropriate jokes about Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump recently surfaced online.
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Cole Blake February 11, 2026 Music Recently, several OVO x McDonald's posters were spotted in Drake's hometown of Toronto, prompting fans to speculate.
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Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026 Music Conductor Williams has produced various tracks for Drake in recent years, including "8AM In Charlotte" and "Stories About My Brother."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026 Music J. Cole's career started by selling CDs out of his car at this Greensboro campus, so North Carolina A&T University means a lot to him.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026 Music J. Cole has flashed some braggadocio throughout his career, but he really takes it there on "The Fall-Off."
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Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Baby Keem Ramps Up Excitement For "Ca$ino" With New Snippet Baby Keem's new album "Ca$ino" is just hours away from dropping and fans cannot wait for second LP to finally arrive.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Baby Keem Drops Second "Booman" Documentary For New Album "Ca$ino" It's been nearly five years since Baby Keem dropped his first studio album "The Melodic Blue" in September of 2021.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kevin Durant Allegedly Trolls Kendrick Lamar Fan In DMs For Opposing Drake These alleged Kendrick Lamar and Drake comments surfaced amid allegations against Kevin Durant about dissing teammates via a burner account.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music BIA Responds To Cardi B's Tour Diss By Calling Out Stefon Diggs Despite the rough patch that Cardi B and Stefon Diggs are allegedly going through, BIA has little sympathy for her hip-hop opponent.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music CyHi Slammed As A Hypocrite After Criticizing The Decline Of Street Lyricism CiHi recently took to Twitter to weigh in on the new generation of rappers, sparking a heated debated in his replies.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals What J. Cole’s First Week Sales Say About The Big Three Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists.
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Cole Blake 
Music Mike Epps Apologizes To Nicki Minaj For His Explicit Jokes A video of Mike Epps making inappropriate jokes about Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump recently surfaced online.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake Fans Suspect He Has A McDonald’s Celebrity Meal On The Way Recently, several OVO x McDonald's posters were spotted in Drake's hometown of Toronto, prompting fans to speculate.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Conductor Williams Says Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Is Coming "Real Soon" Conductor Williams has produced various tracks for Drake in recent years, including "8AM In Charlotte" and "Stories About My Brother."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music J. Cole Brings Career Full Circle, Sells "The Fall-Off" At North Carolina A&T J. Cole's career started by selling CDs out of his car at this Greensboro campus, so North Carolina A&T University means a lot to him.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music J. Cole Claims He's The Best Rapper Of The Century J. Cole has flashed some braggadocio throughout his career, but he really takes it there on "The Fall-Off."
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Zachary Horvath