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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 Yeat's new album "ADL" was highly sought after; however, it seems to have let down a lot of listeners early on.
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Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026 Music A woman's night at a Gunna concert was ruined after a man allegedly committed a heinous sexual crime on her.
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Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses.
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Alexander Cole March 24, 2026 Music While showing love for Nelly Furtado during her big night at the Juno's, Drake couldn't help but drop in a little nugget about "ICEMAN."
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Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026 Music J. Cole caught a stray when Gamma claimed Kanye West's "Bully" streamed better on Spotify in its first 24 hours than recent reports suggest.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026 Music Last week, Latto broke the news that she's pregnant with her first child and preparing to drop her fourth studio album, "Big Mama."
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Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026 Music Kanye West is currently in the midst of working on "Bully," and with the album set to drop tonight, fans are reasonably skeptical.
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Alexander Cole March 26, 2026 Music With Tyrese and Tank being former bandmates, you had a feeling this Verzuz would deliver on the entertainment front, and it definitely did.
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Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026 Music Young Thug and Ralo have been beefing for a while, so it's only natural the latter had something to say about Charleston White's claims.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026 Music Kanye West is known for some unexpected collaborations, but his fans cannot get behind YSL artist Nine Vicious and his inclusion on "Bully."
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Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026 Music In the latest HotNewHipHop video essay, we break down how Future and Kendrick Lamar embody two competing models of greatness: era-defining atmosphere versus meticulous album architecture.
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Aron A. March 27, 2026 Music Kanye West has released unfinished album since 2016's Life of Pablo. Donda 2 was released on a custom made streaming player.
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Music The Poor Reviews For Yeat's "ADL" Are Piling Up Yeat's new album "ADL" was highly sought after; however, it seems to have let down a lot of listeners early on.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Woman Alleges Man Ejaculated On Her At Gunna's UK Show A woman's night at a Gunna concert was ruined after a man allegedly committed a heinous sexual crime on her.
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Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Release Window For Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake Sneaks In A Major "ICEMAN" Update While Honoring Nelly Furtado At Juno Awards While showing love for Nelly Furtado during her big night at the Juno's, Drake couldn't help but drop in a little nugget about "ICEMAN."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Distributor Mocks J. Cole While Refuting First Day Streams J. Cole caught a stray when Gamma claimed Kanye West's "Bully" streamed better on Spotify in its first 24 hours than recent reports suggest.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 21 Savage Breaks His Silence On Latto’s Pregnancy Announcement Last week, Latto broke the news that she's pregnant with her first child and preparing to drop her fourth studio album, "Big Mama."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Is Kanye West Actually Dropping "Bully" Tonight? Kanye West is currently in the midst of working on "Bully," and with the album set to drop tonight, fans are reasonably skeptical.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Tyrese Dips In Middle Of Tank Verzuz Battle And Argues With Trey Songz With Tyrese and Tank being former bandmates, you had a feeling this Verzuz would deliver on the entertainment front, and it definitely did.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Ralo Warns Young Thug About Jail For Allegedly Threatening Charleston White Young Thug and Ralo have been beefing for a while, so it's only natural the latter had something to say about Charleston White's claims.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kanye West Fans Aren't Loving Nine Vicious On "Bully" Kanye West is known for some unexpected collaborations, but his fans cannot get behind YSL artist Nine Vicious and his inclusion on "Bully."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Does Future Really Have More Classics Than Kendrick Lamar? In the latest HotNewHipHop video essay, we break down how Future and Kendrick Lamar embody two competing models of greatness: era-defining atmosphere versus meticulous album architecture.
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Aron A. 
Music An Entire Kanye West Album Just Leaked Kanye West has released unfinished album since 2016's Life of Pablo. Donda 2 was released on a custom made streaming player.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul