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Politics Nelly Calls Out Kamala Harris For Marrying A White Man Amid Donald Trump Performance Backlash Nelly recently suggested that he's more pro-Black than Kamala Harris because of who they each decided to marry. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Blueface’s Brother Points To Alleged Murder Plot Amid Domestic Violence Case Blueface's brother alleges that his wife has enlisted the help of other lovers to kill him and take his money. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Cardo Gets Into It With PlaqueBoyMax After Making "Rap Dying" Statement PlaqueBoyMax has been involved in a fair share of beefs since getting more entrenched in rap, his biggest being with Fivio Foreign. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music HoneyKomb Brazy Resolves Issues With 21 Savage & Lil Baby HoneyKomb Brazy had taken issue with 21 Savage's "f**k the streets" comments, but a conversation with him and with Lil Baby set things right. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Latto Claps Back At People Making A Fuss Over Her Body Count Lyrics This wouldn't be the first time Latto sparked some online debate for particularly striking lyrical content... But is it worth the discourse? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Diddy Takes $100M Legal Loss As Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against NBCUniversal The judge dismissed every claim filed against the film 'Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.' By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Music Lil Baby Overtakes 21 Savage For The Highest-Charting Rap Album On Apple Music Lil Baby and 21 Savage both ended 2025 on a high note with their new albums, but the former as a little bit of a leg up to start 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Diddy’s Ex-Employee Alleges He Set Up Hotel Rooms With “Freak Off” Essentials Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial continued today, and his former employee George Kaplan took the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Keith Sweat Stands On His Today's Women Entitlement Comments After Viral Backlash Keith Sweat achieved superstardom in the 80s with his early hits, "Make It Last Forever," "I Want Her," and "In The Rain." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music Tia Kemp Goes After Nicki Minaj & Her Fans For Blowing Up Her Phone In Scathing Rant Tia Kemp previously sided with Cardi B in her viral beef with Nicki Minaj, which exploded on social media, last week. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025