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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 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame highlighted a total of eight performers in the class of 2026, including several noteworthy names.
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Cole Blake April 14, 2026 Music Chris Brown and Usher announced their joint tour, last week, but they have yet to confirm any further details.
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Cole Blake April 13, 2026 Music Gucci Mane decided to air out his grievances with Pooh Shiesty on a new single "Crash Dummy" and it doesn't seem like DJ Akademiks is a fan.
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Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026 Music Authorities charged Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint in Dallas, earlier this year.
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Cole Blake April 07, 2026 Music Kanye West also made some major adjustments to "CIRCLES," a track off of "BULLY" that initially featured the Houston rapper.
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Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026 Music 50 Cent claimed he's burying his competition in the numbers game, and he extended his Jay-Z troll to everyone he's been beefing with recently.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026 Music Folks online have perpetuated that Meek Mill isn't as hot as he used to be, but he's proving that to not be the case again.
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Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026 Viral Little is known about the naked man in question, including if he was at Kanye West's show. But it's a pretty wild scene nonetheless.
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Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026 Music Earlier this year, Sean Kingston was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.
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Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025 Music Rapsody stopped by “Sway” in December 2024 to drop some bars over the “tv off” beat, and the official YouTube channel has now reuploaded it.
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Devin Morton July 23, 2025 Music Playboi Carti’s wildly popular third album solidifies itself as one of the biggest releases of the year, just three months after it dropped.
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Devin Morton July 20, 2025 Music Tiny Harris has thrown star-studded birthday parties in Atlanta for years. Along with family and friends, who's who guest list.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul July 19, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, & Sade Among 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame highlighted a total of eight performers in the class of 2026, including several noteworthy names.
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Cole Blake 
Music Chris Brown & Usher Launch Countdown For Joint Tour: What Does It Mean? Chris Brown and Usher announced their joint tour, last week, but they have yet to confirm any further details.
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Cole Blake 
Music DJ Akademiks Tears Apart Gucci Mane's Diss Track For Pooh Shiesty Gucci Mane decided to air out his grievances with Pooh Shiesty on a new single "Crash Dummy" and it doesn't seem like DJ Akademiks is a fan.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Pooh Shiesty Hires Iconic Lawyer With Plenty Of Hip-Hop Clients Authorities charged Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint in Dallas, earlier this year.
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Cole Blake 
Music Kanye West Previews New Don Toliver Collab Amid "BULLY" Deluxe News Kanye West also made some major adjustments to "CIRCLES," a track off of "BULLY" that initially featured the Houston rapper.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music 50 Cent Seems To Shade Jay-Z While Flexing Streaming Success Over Opps 50 Cent claimed he's burying his competition in the numbers game, and he extended his Jay-Z troll to everyone he's been beefing with recently.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Meek Mill Reveals How Much He's Made Since His Drake Beef A Decade Ago Folks online have perpetuated that Meek Mill isn't as hot as he used to be, but he's proving that to not be the case again.
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Zachary Horvath 
Viral Completely Naked Man Gets Into Brawl Outside Of Kanye West Concert Little is known about the naked man in question, including if he was at Kanye West's show. But it's a pretty wild scene nonetheless.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Sean Kingston Prosecutors Seek 6.5-Year Sentence In Federal Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Rapsody Delivers A Killer Freestyle Over “TV Off” On “Sway In The Morning” Rapsody stopped by “Sway” in December 2024 to drop some bars over the “tv off” beat, and the official YouTube channel has now reuploaded it.
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Devin Morton 
Music Playboi Carti’s “MUSIC” Becomes The First Rap Album Of 2025 To Sell Over A Million Units Playboi Carti’s wildly popular third album solidifies itself as one of the biggest releases of the year, just three months after it dropped.
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Devin Morton 
Music Tiny Harris Throws Star-Studded Crimson 50th Birthday Party Tiny Harris has thrown star-studded birthday parties in Atlanta for years. Along with family and friends, who's who guest list.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul