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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 Eve put out the memoir in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her debut album, "Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady."
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Cole Blake August 19, 2025 Music Snoop Dogg already owns a Los Angeles dispensary and Amsterdam coffeeshop that operate under the acronym, "S.W.E.D."
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Cole Blake March 17, 2026 Music In addition to the album announcement, Fetty Wap shared a cinematic trailer for "Zavier," which is arriving this month.
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Cole Blake March 16, 2026 Music 50 Cent threatened to release a documentary about T.I. and his family's allegations, much in the same way he did one on Diddy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026 Music Author Michael Eric Dyson continues to defend his controversial take on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's rap beef.
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Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026 Music The opening of a fourth Marathon Burger in Long Beach quickly turned horrific as gunshots rang off near the brand-new establishment.
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Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026 Music "N***a What, N***a Who (Originator 99)" appeared on Jay-Z's album "Vol.2... Hard Knock Life," and it now has a special vinyl release as well.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026 Politics Shia LaBeouf's Kendrick Lamar claims concerning Donald Trump and Kamala Harris emerged in a Channel 5 interview about Shia's controversies.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026 Music Considering Drake's collaborations with Yeat and his love for U.K. hip-hop, seeing EsDeeKid at The Embassy is no surprise.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026 Music This Saturday (February 28), the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will become "Nipsey Hussle Square."
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Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026 Music J. Cole dropped his long-awaited seventh studio album this month, "The Fall-Off," and now he's on his "Trunk Sale" tour.
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Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026 Music J. Cole is nearing the end of his Trunk Sale Tour, but he's unfortunately running into problems along the way.
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Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026
Music Eve Dishes On Brief Romance With Suge Knight In Her Memoir Eve put out the memoir in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her debut album, "Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady."
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Cole Blake 
Music Snoop Dogg's "Smoke Weed Everyday" Trademark Gets Rejected For Several Reasons Snoop Dogg already owns a Los Angeles dispensary and Amsterdam coffeeshop that operate under the acronym, "S.W.E.D."
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Cole Blake 
Music Fetty Wap Announces "Zavier" As His First Album Since Prison Release In addition to the album announcement, Fetty Wap shared a cinematic trailer for "Zavier," which is arriving this month.
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Cole Blake 
Music T.I. Responds To 50 Cent's Documentary Threats 50 Cent threatened to release a documentary about T.I. and his family's allegations, much in the same way he did one on Diddy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Jay-Z's Phone Call With Michael Eric Dyson Is Causing Quite The Stir Author Michael Eric Dyson continues to defend his controversial take on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's rap beef.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Shooting Near Long Beach Marathon Burger Grand Opening Leaves One Dead & Two Injured The opening of a fourth Marathon Burger in Long Beach quickly turned horrific as gunshots rang off near the brand-new establishment.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Jay-Z Drops Old Jaz-O Collab On Streaming Amid 30th Anniversary Celebrations "N***a What, N***a Who (Originator 99)" appeared on Jay-Z's album "Vol.2... Hard Knock Life," and it now has a special vinyl release as well.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Politics Shia LaBeouf Claims He Asked Kendrick Lamar About Donald Trump & Kamala Harris Shia LaBeouf's Kendrick Lamar claims concerning Donald Trump and Kamala Harris emerged in a Channel 5 interview about Shia's controversies.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake's Mansion Hosts Yeat & EsDeeKid For "Made It On Our Own" Music Video Considering Drake's collaborations with Yeat and his love for U.K. hip-hop, seeing EsDeeKid at The Embassy is no surprise.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Nipsey Hussle To Be Commemorated With Los Angeles Intersection Renaming This Saturday (February 28), the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will become "Nipsey Hussle Square."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Joe Budden Says J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” First-Week Sales End Big Three Debate J. Cole dropped his long-awaited seventh studio album this month, "The Fall-Off," and now he's on his "Trunk Sale" tour.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music J. Cole's Honda Civic Breaks Down During Trunk Sale Tour J. Cole is nearing the end of his Trunk Sale Tour, but he's unfortunately running into problems along the way.
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Zachary Horvath