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Music Kanye West Fans Are Calling His Second SoFi Show The Greatest Concert Ever Not everyone loved Kanye West's recent shows, but hardcore Ye fans couldn't be happier with how they turned out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer Reportedly Addresses Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Pooh Shiesty's lawyer John Helms reportedly indicated how Shiesty plans to fight the allegations that he kidnapped Gucci Mane. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Original Content The 25 Best Rap Albums Of 2026 So Far Counting down the best rap albums of 2026 so far is no easy task, but once again, HotNewHipHop has done its best. By HNHH Staff July 01, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Defends Her Husband Kenneth Petty After Criticism From Dez Bryant Nicki Minaj spent her weekend feuding with Dez Bryant on social media after he called out Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Producing Podcast About DMX's Upbringing Hosted By Jadakiss 50 Cent has been busy as this podcast surrounding the early life of DMX is now the second project of his announced this week. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music 21 Savage Unveils Tracklist & Features For "What Happened To The Streets?" Features for 21 Savage's new album have been speculated, with some assuming the likes of Travis Scott, Lil Baby, and Young Thug. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Troy Ave Reportedly Faked Attempted Robbery And Shooting Recently, celebrity chef Geoff Cole took to Instagram to allege that Troy Ave nearly saved his life during an attempted robbery. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music D4vd Allegedly Has Matching Tattoo With 15-Year-Old Found In His Tesla D4vd has been performing on his "Withered" world tour as the investigation in Los Angeles has been going on. By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Was "Embarrassed" By Rant Calling Out Drake, Nicki Minaj, And Rick Ross Gucci Mane went a on a furious X (then Twitter) rant in 2013 where he called out Drake, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and plenty others. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Delays "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" Until Next Week While it is an unfortunate update, it seems like Metro Boomin has a good reason as to why he's keeping fans waiting. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Suggests He's Dropping Soon And Fans Can't Believe It The recent link-up between Kendrick Lamar and fellow Compton artist Chef Boy at the TDE Christmas event has sent fans into overdrive. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Lil Meech For Losing “BMF” Job After Show’s Cancellation 50 Cent is still not letting up on his former friend Lil Meech after months of relentless online trolling. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025