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Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026 Music She seems to have taken down the video pretty quickly.
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Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024 Music There's no real answer for the best Kanye West album, but even his own assessment of his discography will ruffle many feathers.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025 Music Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12.
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Cole Blake April 16, 2025 Music Yume is a breakout star, and after appearing on "Slime Language 3," it has been revealed that she is now part of YSL Records.
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Alexander Cole September 03, 2026 Politics Kanye West will hit the stage in Russia later this year, with two shows in St. Petersburg scheduled for October.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026 Music During a conversation about the Lil Durk trial, 6ix9ine backed DJ Akademiks into a rhetorical corner about contributions.
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Alexander Cole August 19, 2026 Music Chris Brown's former housekeeper's attorney made him reference his 2009 conviction for assaulting Rihanna, which he believes swayed the jury.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026 Music Lionel Richie joked that his generation did the R&B tour blueprint first, prompting Chris Brown to laugh off the jab.
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Erika Marie August 13, 2026 Relationships Years after multiple divorce filings, Ray J says there's still a path back to Princess Love if they're both willing to do the work.
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Erika Marie July 31, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks reacted to paperwork in the Big U RICO case that allegedly lines up with Wack 100's previous claims about Future.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks claims to have spoken to a music executive who allegedly knows the real reason behind Drake and Jay-Z's beef.
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Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Who Was Jha Jha? The First Lady Of Dipset While the rap world is mourning the loss of Jha Jha, we thought we'd honor her by going over her career accomplishments and more.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Coi Leray Tries Out The Viral "Wanna Be" Twerking Challenge She seems to have taken down the video pretty quickly.
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Lavender Alexandria 
Music Kanye West Doubles Down On His Dislike Of "MBDTF" By Praising This Divisive LP Instead There's no real answer for the best Kanye West album, but even his own assessment of his discography will ruffle many feathers.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12.
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Cole Blake 
Music Young Thug's YSL Records Partners With Mega Millions Music For Special Deal With Yume Yume is a breakout star, and after appearing on "Slime Language 3," it has been revealed that she is now part of YSL Records.
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Alexander Cole 
Politics Kremlin Reveals If Kanye West Will Meet Vladimir Putin In Russia Kanye West will hit the stage in Russia later this year, with two shows in St. Petersburg scheduled for October.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares ![Culture's Most Influential Icons attend Complex's Inaugural List[ed] Event](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/i/v1/228x152-cover-81-auto/2026/08/dj-akademiks-6ix9ine-hypothetical-scaled.jpg)
Music 6ix9ine Asks DJ Akademiks If He Will Send Lil Durk $500K If He Gets Sentenced To Life During a conversation about the Lil Durk trial, 6ix9ine backed DJ Akademiks into a rhetorical corner about contributions.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Chris Brown Challenges $13M Dog Attack Verdict Due To Rihanna Reference In Court Chris Brown's former housekeeper's attorney made him reference his 2009 conviction for assaulting Rihanna, which he believes swayed the jury.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Chris Brown Laughs Off Lionel Richie’s Joke About Him & Usher Lionel Richie joked that his generation did the R&B tour blueprint first, prompting Chris Brown to laugh off the jab.
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Erika Marie 
Relationships Ray J Says He'd Reconcile With Princess Love Under Certain Conditions Years after multiple divorce filings, Ray J says there's still a path back to Princess Love if they're both willing to do the work.
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Erika Marie 
Music Wack 100 & Big U Accused Of Chasing Future Around Airport DJ Akademiks reacted to paperwork in the Big U RICO case that allegedly lines up with Wack 100's previous claims about Future.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares ![Culture's Most Influential Icons attend Complex's Inaugural List[ed] Event](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/i/v1/228x152-cover-81-auto/2026/07/akademiks-drake-jay-z-scaled.jpg)
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals The Alleged Real Reason Behind Jay-Z's Beef With Drake DJ Akademiks claims to have spoken to a music executive who allegedly knows the real reason behind Drake and Jay-Z's beef.
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Alexander Cole