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Music Kendrick Lamar Receives A Warning From DJ Akademiks About Interfering With Drake's "ICEMAN" Release With Drake's "ICEMAN" on the way, DJ Akademiks is feeling passionate about the release, as well as Kendrick Lamar's role in it. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, August 21, 2026 Hip-hop albums will be in abundance tonight as Rapsody, Ken Carson, Denzel Curry, Thirteendegrees, and Mike Shabb are all dropping. By Alexander Cole August 20, 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 Diddy Makes Friends With Fellow Inmates In Cheery New Prison Photos We are getting even more new pictures of Diddy than we expected, considering that the public hadn't seen him in over a year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Co-Defendant, YNW Bortlen, Agrees To Plea Deal In Double Murder Case The update comes as YNW Melly remains behind bars while awaiting his retrial for the alleged murders of YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music Feds Release Photo Showing AllStar JR Standing Over NBA Ben 10 On top of this potentially incriminating photo, more details regarding AllStar JR's arrest have come to light. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Young Thug Asks Forgiveness For RICO, Snitching Debate & Jail Call Leak Drama After Young Thug's Big Bank interview addressing snitching allegations and jail call leaks, he hopes to move on... Hopefully into the studio. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Lyrical Breakdown Kendrick came not just for Drake, but the OVO crew as well. By Demi Phillips May 08, 2024
Music Burna Boy Responds To Backlash After Kicking Fan Out Of Concert: "Did I Tell You To Be My Fans?" Burna Boy doubled down on his decision. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music 50 Cent Once Again Finishes 2025 As New York's Top Rapper On YouTube 50 Cent will be celebrating New Year's Eve with three seperate performances before the clock strikes midnight. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Affiliate Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison Over Fatal Car Crash D Dawg pleaded no contest to charges of negligent homicide and illegal carrying of weapons with controlled dangerous substances. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Donates Healthy Sum From Diddy Documentary To Domestic Violence Nonprofits 50 Cent is fulfilling a public promise he made during the early stages of creating "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" and it's a beneficial one. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026