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Music 50 Cent Explains Why He Won't Do A G-Unit Reunion Project The Rap mogul suggested that he's tired of carrying their weight. "My back hurt," he joked. By Erika Marie August 12, 2022
Music Asian Doll Previews New Drill Song Sampling Justin Bieber's "Baby" Asian Doll's new song includes a prominent sample of Justin Bieber's "Baby." By Alex Zidel March 21, 2022
Music Suge Knight's Ex-Wife, Sharitha Golden, Responds To Recent Allegations Of Her Killing Tupac "No way in hell I would've murdered Tupac," - Sharitha Golden. By Kevin Goddard April 06, 2017
Music 2 Chainz Teases Lil Wayne Collab Album "Collegrove 2" 2 Chainz chops it up with the L.A. Leakers, revealing that he's got a solo album, "Collegrove 2" with Lil Wayne, and a Statik Selektah collab project in the cut. By Mitch Findlay August 14, 2020
Music Afroman Falls Off Stage: Watch Afroman took a bit of a tumble at a show in New Hampshire. By Rex Provost November 19, 2022
Original Content Central Cee: Across The Pond Central Cee is making up for lost time after he blew up during a global lockdown. For HotNewHipHop’s November cover story, the “Doja” rapper reflects on his unique position as a frontrunner of the UK drill scene and experiencing another breakout moment across the Atlantic Ocean. By Aron A. November 16, 2022
Profiles Behind The Beat: Cookin Soul INTERVIEW: Spanish production duo Cookin Soul discusses their working relationships with American artists and the evolution of Spain's hip hop scene. By Danny Schwartz July 07, 2016
Music Denzel Curry & Smino Realize They Are Cousins Denzel Curry and Smino have come to the realization that they share an uncle, making them unexpected cousins. By Mitch Findlay January 15, 2021
Music Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains Why He Lied About His Brother Unfoonk's Plea Deal Young Thug told his brother Unfoonk to accept the same plea deal as Gunna in the YSL RICO trial, but said otherwise in a leaked jail call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music YSL Mondo Accuses Young Thug Of Being The First To Snitch YSL Mondo claimed that Young Thug's alleged cooperation concerning Lil Wayne's 2015 bus shooting came before other alleged Atlanta snitchings. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Drake Stars In New Trailer For "Degrassi: Whatever It Takes" Documentary Drake originally made a name for himself by starring in the iconic Canadian teen television series, "Degrassi." By Cole Blake August 27, 2025