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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 A video of Ja Rule and Tony Yayo confronting each other on a plane went viral on social media, earlier this week.
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Cole Blake February 11, 2026 Music Drake and Lil Uzi Vert were so close to dropping their first-ever song together a few years ago called "At The Gates."
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Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026 Music Right around the release of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off," DJ Akademiks teased a new Drake snippet and many believe it was calculated.
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Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026 Music Young Thug has laid low since the release of "Uy Scuti" in September, but it appears he's back in the lab already with this new snippet.
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Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026 Music Kendrick Lamar was front and center at the Grammys tonight, and Trevor Noah's jokes about Drake had the artist in a bit of an awkward spot.
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Alexander Cole February 01, 2026 Music Kendrick Lamar went into tonight with 22 Grammys, while Jay-Z had 25. Now, Kendrick holds the record thanks to a phenomenal night.
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Alexander Cole February 01, 2026 Music Don Toliver's creative tracklist reveal comes just hours before the release of his fifth studio album, "OCTANE."
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Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026 Music Lil Durk's current murder-for-hire case stems from allegations of an unsuccessful hit on Quando Rondo in 2022 that led to Lul Pab's death.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026 Relationships A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their third child in September 2025, baby girl Rocki. She has two older brothers in RZA and Riot.
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Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026 Politics Nicki Minaj recently went off on Don Lemon for covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minneapolis, last weekend.
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Cole Blake January 21, 2026 Music After teasing retirement to focus on movies and standup comedy, fans are glad to hear that T.I. at least still has "Kill The King" loaded up.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026 Music The voice behind J. Cole's trailer for "The Fall-Off" has come forward and has some great advice for anyone who makes content for a living.
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Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Breaks Down How His Fight With Ja Rule Started A video of Ja Rule and Tony Yayo confronting each other on a plane went viral on social media, earlier this week.
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Cole Blake 
Music Lil Yachty Responds To Fan Claiming He Stopped A Drake & Lil Uzi Vert Collab Drake and Lil Uzi Vert were so close to dropping their first-ever song together a few years ago called "At The Gates."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Drake Has Fans Calling Him Petty After Trying To Stomp On J. Cole's Release Right around the release of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off," DJ Akademiks teased a new Drake snippet and many believe it was calculated.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Young Thug Teases Energetic Snippet In New Sp5der Campaign Young Thug has laid low since the release of "Uy Scuti" in September, but it appears he's back in the lab already with this new snippet.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kendrick Lamar Cringes As Trevor Noah Cracks Drake Jokes Right In Front Of Him Kendrick Lamar was front and center at the Grammys tonight, and Trevor Noah's jokes about Drake had the artist in a bit of an awkward spot.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Kendrick Lamar Surpasses Jay-Z For Most Grammys In Hip-Hop History Kendrick Lamar went into tonight with 22 Grammys, while Jay-Z had 25. Now, Kendrick holds the record thanks to a phenomenal night.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Don Toliver Reveals Tracklist For New Album “Octane” Don Toliver's creative tracklist reveal comes just hours before the release of his fifth studio album, "OCTANE."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Prosecutors Allege Lil Durk Placed A $1 Million Bounty On Quando Rondo Lil Durk's current murder-for-hire case stems from allegations of an unsuccessful hit on Quando Rondo in 2022 that led to Lul Pab's death.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Relationships A$AP Rocky Reveals If He Wants More Kids With Rihanna A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their third child in September 2025, baby girl Rocki. She has two older brothers in RZA and Riot.
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Zachary Horvath 
Politics Nicki Minaj Admitted To Being An Illegal Immigrant In Resurfaced Facebook Post Nicki Minaj recently went off on Don Lemon for covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minneapolis, last weekend.
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Cole Blake 
Music T.I. Previews Final Album "Kill The King" With New Pharrell-Produced Single After teasing retirement to focus on movies and standup comedy, fans are glad to hear that T.I. at least still has "Kill The King" loaded up.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Narrator Behind J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Trailer Reveals Identity & Story Behind Their Collab The voice behind J. Cole's trailer for "The Fall-Off" has come forward and has some great advice for anyone who makes content for a living.
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Zachary Horvath