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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 Jay-Z used to go by JAŸ-Z in the earlier stages of his career, most notably at the beginning when he dropped "Reasonable Doubt" in 1996.
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Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026 Music From best friends, to a years-long beef, to best friends again.
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Demi Phillips January 25, 2024 Music Speculation grows as new legal documents reveal that musician dv4d transferred ownership of two properties to his mother.
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Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025 Music She's finally a 'Big Mama!'
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Tallie Spencer March 20, 2026 Music Offset has offered to arrange things with Lil Tjay; however, it's not really what the New York rapper is looking for.
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Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025 Music Dthang has been arrested in the past for alleged possession of marijuana, cocaine, and a firearm, among other charges.
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Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026 Music 50 Cent claimed he's burying his competition in the numbers game, and he extended his Jay-Z troll to everyone he's been beefing with recently.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026 Music 50 Cent has way too many beefs to keep track of, but he continues to troll his enemies and redirect their energy towards his well-being.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026 Original Content Today, we are taking a look at the 40 best rap albums of 2025, from underground darlings, to rap's biggest superstars.
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HNHH Staff December 09, 2025 Music Offset is currently in the hospital recovering from a shooting that took place outside of a Florida casino earlier this week.
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Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026 Music Fans were expecting it to be on "CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS."
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Zachary Horvath January 28, 2025 Music Kanye West has proven so far that he's still an industry titan and he's seeing no reason to stop adding more shows to his world tour.
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Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Jay-Z Raises Eyebrows After Name Change On Streaming Services Jay-Z used to go by JAŸ-Z in the earlier stages of his career, most notably at the beginning when he dropped "Reasonable Doubt" in 1996.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Cam’ron & Mase: A Timeline Of Their Beef & Reconciliation From best friends, to a years-long beef, to best friends again.
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Demi Phillips 
Music D4vd Transfers Two Texas Homes To His Mother As Police Investigate Teen Death Found In His Tesla Speculation grows as new legal documents reveal that musician dv4d transferred ownership of two properties to his mother.
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Latto Reveals She’s Pregnant With New Album Announcement She's finally a 'Big Mama!'
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Lil Tjay & Offset Go Back And Forth Again Over Their $10,000 Gambling Dispute Offset has offered to arrange things with Lil Tjay; however, it's not really what the New York rapper is looking for.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Dthang Arrested In Miami On Gun Charges Dthang has been arrested in the past for alleged possession of marijuana, cocaine, and a firearm, among other charges.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music 50 Cent Seems To Shade Jay-Z While Flexing Streaming Success Over Opps 50 Cent claimed he's burying his competition in the numbers game, and he extended his Jay-Z troll to everyone he's been beefing with recently.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 50 Cent Pleads For Forgiveness On Good Friday, Even For His Enemies 50 Cent has way too many beefs to keep track of, but he continues to troll his enemies and redirect their energy towards his well-being.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Original Content The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2025 Today, we are taking a look at the 40 best rap albums of 2025, from underground darlings, to rap's biggest superstars.
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HNHH Staff 
Music Offset Unveils Facial Injuries After Alleged Fight With Lil Tjay Offset is currently in the hospital recovering from a shooting that took place outside of a Florida casino earlier this week.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Central Cee Reveals Why He Decided To Stash His Record With Drake Fans were expecting it to be on "CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kanye West Adds Yet Another Southern European Show To His World Tour Kanye West has proven so far that he's still an industry titan and he's seeing no reason to stop adding more shows to his world tour.
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Zachary Horvath