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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 Recently, Ray J accused Suge Knight of sexually assaulting multiple men and women after Knight made some wild claims about Diddy.
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Caroline Fisher June 01, 2025 Music The Kid Mero replaced Peter Rosenberg, Ebro Darden, and Laura Stylez on Hot 97's morning programming, and he recently hosted N.O.R.E.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026 Music Jonathan Hay's sexual assault lawsuit also named Biggie's son, CJ Wallace, whose arguments were shut down by a judge last month.
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Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026 Music Drake and Yeat already dropped "Dog House" as part of the "ICEMAN" era, so maybe this EsDeeKid collab hints at something else.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026 Music Drake continues to tease his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which still doesn't have an official release date.
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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 For those unaware, Young Thug had some not-so-nice things to say about Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem in a jail call that leaked last year.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026 Music Baby Keem is going to be meeting up with some lucky fans across a handful cities in the U.S. for some album signings post "Ca$ino's" release.
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Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026 Politics During a Black History Month event at the White House today, Donald Trump showered Nicki Minaj with compliments.
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Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026 Music Considering Cardi B's recent online clash with the United States Department of Homeland Security, maybe this joke is deeper than fans think.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026 Music Lil Uzi Vert and Nardwuar have an adorable friendship which gets even sweeter in this new video.
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Lavender Alexandria June 29, 2023 Music Several artists celebrated 50 years of hip-hop at the BET Awards on Sunday.
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Cole Blake June 26, 2023
Music Amber Rose Backs Ray J Amid Shocking Suge Knight Allegations Recently, Ray J accused Suge Knight of sexually assaulting multiple men and women after Knight made some wild claims about Diddy.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Peter Rosenberg Feels Disrespected After N.O.R.E. Praises The Kid Mero The Kid Mero replaced Peter Rosenberg, Ebro Darden, and Laura Stylez on Hot 97's morning programming, and he recently hosted N.O.R.E.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Diddy Suffers Legal Loss In Disturbing Jonathan Hay Assault Lawsuit Jonathan Hay's sexual assault lawsuit also named Biggie's son, CJ Wallace, whose arguments were shut down by a judge last month.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Yeat Teases Drake Collab In "Made It On Our Own" Music Video With EsDeeKid Drake and Yeat already dropped "Dog House" as part of the "ICEMAN" era, so maybe this EsDeeKid collab hints at something else.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake Sends Cryptic Warning To His Enemies Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to tease his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which still doesn't have an official release date.
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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 
Music Kendrick Lamar Addresses Young Thug's Prison Diss On Baby Keem's New Album For those unaware, Young Thug had some not-so-nice things to say about Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem in a jail call that leaked last year.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Baby Keem Announces Album Signings Ahead Of "Ca$ino" Baby Keem is going to be meeting up with some lucky fans across a handful cities in the U.S. for some album signings post "Ca$ino's" release.
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Zachary Horvath 
Politics Donald Trump Gushes Over Nicki Minaj’s “Beautiful” Skin & Nails During a Black History Month event at the White House today, Donald Trump showered Nicki Minaj with compliments.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Cardi B Blames "The Government" For Comical Onstage Mishap During Tour Considering Cardi B's recent online clash with the United States Department of Homeland Security, maybe this joke is deeper than fans think.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lil Uzi Vert Invites Nardwuar To His House To Play Call Of Duty Lil Uzi Vert and Nardwuar have an adorable friendship which gets even sweeter in this new video.
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Lavender Alexandria 
Music Chief Keef, Fat Joe, Ja Rule, & More Celebrate Hip-Hop's 50th Anniversary At BET Awards Several artists celebrated 50 years of hip-hop at the BET Awards on Sunday.
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Cole Blake