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Music Fans Turn On Gucci Mane Amid Pooh Shiesty Snitching Allegations Pooh Shiesty was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane to get out of his 1017 contract. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2026
Music Drake Suggests New Album "ICEMAN" Is Almost Here With Strong Message After speaking out about the "ICEMAN" rollout in a rare interview, it seems like Drake is kicking his new album into full gear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Disses JT With Scathing Lil Uzi Vert Bars On "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B takes aim at several of her rivals on her new album, "Am I The Drama?," which she put out on Friday. By Cole Blake September 19, 2025
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Has Arrived: Watch Here After months of anticipation, Drake has finally arrived with "ICEMAN" Episode 4, just a couple of hours before the album drops. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Drake's Triple Album Release Gives J. Cole A New Sales Record Drake just came through with three new albums, and by virtue of too many options, J. Cole has quietly earned a new record. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Kanye West Shares Long, Heartbreaking List Of People Who "Betrayed" Him Kanye West is scrubbing away his legacy in real time, and this list of people is bound to hurt those close to him. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music YNW Bortlen Appears To Address Plea Deal In YNW Melly Case YNW Bortlen took a plea deal on September 9, and is insistent that he did not (and will not) snitch on YNW Melly for his freedom. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
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