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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 Diddy's trial will be continuing with opening statements, next week, after they wrap up the process of jury selection.
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Cole Blake May 05, 2025 Music Lauryn Hill has been supporting her son and emerging musician YG Marley. The two have shared the stage together often.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025 Music Kodak Black recently shared that he doesn't shower daily and still receives compliments from women about his smell.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025 Music DJ Akademiks' Kendrick Lamar and SZA prediction concerns Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour with 21 Savage, which reportedly grossed $320 million.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025 Music Just a few months ago, Kanye West and Jim Jones were working on The Game's "The Documentary 3," but 2025 had different plans for them.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 Music Suge Knight says that he doesn't want to put the Carter family "through more pain." but maintains he didn't do "anything wrong"
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Cole Blake April 30, 2025 Music NBA YoungBoy was slated to perform at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday, September 24th, but that appears to be dead in the water.
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Alexander Cole September 23, 2025 Music Although Cardi B just got first week sales projections for her new album "Am I The Drama?," she's focusing on the Bardi Gang's reception now.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025 Politics Kamala Harris is readying her memoir "107 Days" next week and it will detail "the shortest presidential campaign in modern history."
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Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025 Music The long-running success of the "Am I The Drama?"-preceding singles "Up" and "WAP" have propelled Cardi B to an instant hit.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025 Music Hip-hop has seen its fair share of standout albums in 2025, but there has been a lack of steady commercial hits.
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Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025 Music Dame Dash and Charlamagne got into several heated exchanges during Tuesday's episode of "The Breakfast Club."
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Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Diddy's Jury Selection Is Already Proving Difficult Diddy's trial will be continuing with opening statements, next week, after they wrap up the process of jury selection.
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Cole Blake 
Music Lauryn Hill Advises Harvard Students About The Importance of Community When Writing Music Lauryn Hill has been supporting her son and emerging musician YG Marley. The two have shared the stage together often.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Kodak Black Declines Photo With Rude Fan After They Say "F*ck You, Take A Picture With Me" At Kentucky Derby Kodak Black recently shared that he doesn't shower daily and still receives compliments from women about his smell.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts If Kendrick Lamar Will Topple Drake's Highest-Grossing Rap Tour Record DJ Akademiks' Kendrick Lamar and SZA prediction concerns Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour with 21 Savage, which reportedly grossed $320 million.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Jim Jones Finally Responds To Kanye West And Claims Ye Backed Down From A Fight Just a few months ago, Kanye West and Jim Jones were working on The Game's "The Documentary 3," but 2025 had different plans for them.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Suge Knight Agrees To $1.5 Million Settlement To Avoid Hit-&-Run Trial Suge Knight says that he doesn't want to put the Carter family "through more pain." but maintains he didn't do "anything wrong"
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Cole Blake 
Music NBA YoungBoy's Chicago Show Canceled Amid Rampant Security Concerns NBA YoungBoy was slated to perform at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday, September 24th, but that appears to be dead in the water.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Cardi B Tearfully Thanks Fans For Praising New Album "Am I The Drama?" Although Cardi B just got first week sales projections for her new album "Am I The Drama?," she's focusing on the Bardi Gang's reception now.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Politics Kamala Harris Uses Kendrick Lamar Lyrics In Epigraph Of Forthcoming Memoir Kamala Harris is readying her memoir "107 Days" next week and it will detail "the shortest presidential campaign in modern history."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Cardi B's New Album "Am I The Drama?" Immediately Goes Platinum Upon Release The long-running success of the "Am I The Drama?"-preceding singles "Up" and "WAP" have propelled Cardi B to an instant hit.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Hip-Hop Seeing Its Lowest Number Of Entries On The Daily Spotify Global Chart Hip-hop has seen its fair share of standout albums in 2025, but there has been a lack of steady commercial hits.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Dame Dash Warns Charlamagne Tha God Against Damaging His Reputation After Wild "Breakfast Club" Interview Dame Dash and Charlamagne got into several heated exchanges during Tuesday's episode of "The Breakfast Club."
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Cole Blake