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Music Lil Wayne Gives Disabled Fan His Chain During Heartwarming Meeting After Chicago Show A longtime Lil Wayne fan finally got to meet her GOAT, 17 years after a health incident permanently altered her life. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Eve Claims Janet Jackson Saved Her Life During An MTV Afterparty The rapper claims she was drugged. By Elias Andrews September 25, 2024
Music Doodie Lo Shows Off Physical Therapy Recovery After Harrowing Atlanta Shooting The OTF rapper seems to be doing much better now, although rumors of an alleged robbery against Doodie Lo are still up in the air. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Viral Kanye West’s Interview With DJ Akademiks Is His Clearest Attempt To Sink Hip-Hop To His Level Of the many problematic angles tackled in DJ Akademiks' interview, the key revelation is how Kanye West wants to punish everyone around him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 01, 2025
Music Lil Meech Supports Dad Big Meech Amidst Escalating 50 Cent Beef Lil Meech used to be tight with 50 Cent, but text messages and drug allegations have soured their relationship. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music Young Buck Fans Demand His Release By Protesting Outside Of Prison The court sentenced Young Buck to 30 days in prison for allegedly skipping mandatory bond supervision check-ins over criminal charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Fought For His Life At Rikers Island A$AP Rocky says the two weeks he spent at Rikers Island when he was 16 changed his outlook on life. By hnhh January 26, 2017
Music Travis Scott's "Antidote" Sample Mishap Forced Him To Give Up 50% Of The Song If only he'd known. By Matt F June 14, 2017
Music Chris Brown Puts Alleged Usher Beef To Rest, Praises Super Bowl Halftime Show For those unaware, Breezy allegedly attacked his fellow R&B star at his 34th birthday party, although that remains quite muddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 12, 2024
Music 50 Cent Addresses Rumor He Helped Jay-Z’s Alleged Secret Son Amid Legal Battle For years, a man named Rymir Satterthwaite has alleged that he's Jay-Z's illegitimate son, and begged him to take a paternity test. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Sues Ex-Girlfriend For Millions After Her Allegations About Their Relationship 50 Cent claims Shaniqua Tompkins sold off the exclusive rights to her life story to G-Unit Books back in 2007. By Cole Blake July 18, 2025
Original Content HotNewHipHop Has Officially Brought Back Song And Mixtape Ratings HotNewHipHop's rating system was popular with our readers, and today, we are officially bringing back the feature with some robust changes. By Alexander Cole July 10, 2025