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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 J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off."
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Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026 Music UMG's potential witness list in Drake's lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" looks very different to the OVO mogul's.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025 Music In a series of heartfelt posts, 6ix9ine called his late friend Ariela La Langosta a “tremendous woman” and his "sister.”
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Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025 Music Jim Jones has shared some bold takes about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef before, but this one may make folks the most uncomfortable.
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Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025 Music We wonder what would happen if more rappers like The Game and J. Cole would review each other's projects as publicly and directly as this.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026 Music It looks like Young Thug is ready to address his rumored beef with Gunna head-on in an upcoming Lil Baby collab.
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Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025 Music The update comes as Drake is still gearing up to release his highly-anticipated solo album, "Iceman," at some point this year.
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Cole Blake August 25, 2025 Music 6ix9ine is facing up to nine months in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release, earlier this year.
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Cole Blake November 19, 2025 Music 6ix9ine is known for being a social media troll, and that isn't taking a backseat amid this news involving Offset and Lil Tjay.
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Alexander Cole April 06, 2026 Music It seems like 50 Cent might be teasing something big with his talk about "the algorithm" against T.I., Papoose, Fabolous, and more.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026 Music We're still waiting on Drake's official first week numbers for the "ICEMAN" album trilogy across all metrics, which look very promising.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026 Music For years, it's been rumored that Drake was unintentionally peed on by TI's friend at a private screening of "Takers."
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Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music J. Cole Has Hip-Hop Fans Stunned With New Single "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music UMG Could Subpoena Drake & Kendrick Lamar To Testify In "Not Like Us" Defamation Case UMG's potential witness list in Drake's lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" looks very different to the OVO mogul's.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 6ix9ine Pays Tribute To Ariela La Langosta Following Her Tragic Death In a series of heartfelt posts, 6ix9ine called his late friend Ariela La Langosta a “tremendous woman” and his "sister.”
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Jim Jones Delivers A Harsh Reality About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef Jim Jones has shared some bold takes about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef before, but this one may make folks the most uncomfortable.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music The Game Drops Surprising Review Of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" After Past Criticism We wonder what would happen if more rappers like The Game and J. Cole would review each other's projects as publicly and directly as this.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Young Thug Takes A Direct Shot At Gunna On New Lil Baby Album It looks like Young Thug is ready to address his rumored beef with Gunna head-on in an upcoming Lil Baby collab.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are In A Tight Race For The Best Selling Album Of 2025 The update comes as Drake is still gearing up to release his highly-anticipated solo album, "Iceman," at some point this year.
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Cole Blake 
Music 6ix9ine Requests Sentencing Delay To Relocate His Mom After Home Invasion 6ix9ine is facing up to nine months in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release, earlier this year.
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Cole Blake 
Music 6ix9ine Immediately Trolls Offset & Lil Tjay Following Hard Rock Shooting 6ix9ine is known for being a social media troll, and that isn't taking a backseat amid this news involving Offset and Lil Tjay.
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Alexander Cole 
Music 50 Cent Drops Untitled Track While Trolling T.I., Papoose & Fabolous It seems like 50 Cent might be teasing something big with his talk about "the algorithm" against T.I., Papoose, Fabolous, and more.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake Scores Absurd First Week Spotify Numbers For "ICEMAN" Trilogy We're still waiting on Drake's official first week numbers for the "ICEMAN" album trilogy across all metrics, which look very promising.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake Finally Confronts Rumor He Got Peed On By TI’s Friend For years, it's been rumored that Drake was unintentionally peed on by TI's friend at a private screening of "Takers."
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Caroline Fisher