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Music NBA YoungBoy Was Not Found Dead In His Jail Cell, Law Enforcement Confirms: Report YoungBoy Never Broke Again was not found dead in his jail cell, as confirmed by law enforcement sources. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2021
Music Don Toliver Isn't An XXL Freshman Because He Didn't Want To Participate XXL's editor-in-chief says that Don Toliver told them he'd pose for the cover but didn't want to do freestyles, cyphers, or concerts. By Erika Marie August 13, 2020
Music Orlando Brown Walks Around Barefoot With Boxed Wine After A Week In Rehab Orlando Brown is back at it again. By Aron A. October 29, 2018
Original Content 12 Of The Most Brutal Diss Bars In Hip-Hop History With "The Story Of Adidon" still causing a ruckus, catch up on some of the most savage bars in hip-hop. By Mitch Findlay May 31, 2018
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Shines A Light On How YouTubers & Content Creators Set The Tone For Hip-Hop's Biggest Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean, Jeremy Hecht, The Company Man, and Anthony Fantano about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and how YouTubers somehow found themselves named in a lawsuit against the biggest record label on the planet. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Lawyers Seek To Hide Murder Charges From Witness Tampering Case YNW Melly will soon face trial on charges of allegedly pressuring a witness to drop their testimony in his 2023 double murder mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Drake's "Not Like Us" Petitions: A Guide To The Rapper's Allegations Against UMG A breakdown of both pre-action petitions that Drake's attorneys filed against UMG. By Aron A. November 28, 2024
Music SZA Gives A Speculation-Inducing Answer When Asked About Kendrick Lamar Collab Album Could SZA and K. Dot be on the way with more music? By Alexander Cole December 24, 2024
Music Young Thug Admits To Talking To 10 Women Per Day In Jail, Claimed Mariah The Scientist Loved Him "Too Much" This might cause a bit of a stir. By Alexander Cole December 24, 2024
TV Nelly And Ashanti's Marriage Will Be Focus Of Peacock Docuseries The couple recently had a child. By Elias Andrews January 10, 2025
Music Syd On Odd Future & Her Sexuality: "Everybody Was Gay The Whole Time" Syd speaks on her experiences and inspiring others. By Matthew Parizot June 14, 2018
Original Content Jaz-O Is The Originator: Reflections On Jay-Z, B.I.G, & Creating The Triplet Flow EXCLUSIVE: Jaz-O The Originator reflects on his story with no shortage of OG wisdom. By Mitch Findlay August 19, 2019