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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 Lil Durk and his legal team disagree with prosecutors and defense attorneys, as he wants to face trial this October as previously scheduled.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025 Music Playboi Carti and Lil Yachty have never been close, but this is the closest we've seen the two come to legit beef.
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Elias Andrews March 24, 2025 Music Nipsey Hussle was an important figure in hip-hop for his philanthropy and efforts to revitalize his hometown of Crenshaw.
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Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026 Music Over this past Christmas, Drake surprised BenDaDonn with a murdered-out Rolls-Royce, and people have claimed the former took it back.
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Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026 Music Adin Ross fired back at Doechii in his verse on 6ix9ine’s “Bacon” after the TDE rapper threw shade at him on “girl, get up” ft. SZA.
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Aron A. January 07, 2026 Music Coi Leray had pondered a breast augmentation for a couple of years, revisiting the topic as recently as November 2025.
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Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026 Music Kendrick Lamar ran into his seventh-grade teacher at the ceremony he attended for his alma mater, Centennial High School.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026 Music Ian Connor is claiming that Playboi Carti's recent song, "Crank," features an indirect diss aimed at ASAP Rocky.
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Cole Blake June 10, 2025 Music Kanye West believes he shut up a lot of his critics and doubters with these two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium and he may have a point.
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Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026 Music Jay-Z recently gave us a freestyle at the Roots Picnic, which has led to rumblings that he might be dropping an album soon.
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Alexander Cole June 03, 2026 Music Kendrick Lamar was very honest about his "lust addiction" on the song "Mother I Sober."
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Alexander Cole May 13, 2022 Music From a beef with The Game that got violent to 50 Cent's burgeoning solo career, we're diving into the demise of G-Unit.
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Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023
Music Lil Durk Trial Could Face Delay Until 2026 Due To "Complex" Case Lil Durk and his legal team disagree with prosecutors and defense attorneys, as he wants to face trial this October as previously scheduled.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Disses Lil Yachty After Setting Billboard Record Playboi Carti and Lil Yachty have never been close, but this is the closest we've seen the two come to legit beef.
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Elias Andrews 
Music Jermaine Dupri Says Nipsey Hussle Was The Modern-Day Jesus Nipsey Hussle was an important figure in hip-hop for his philanthropy and efforts to revitalize his hometown of Crenshaw.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music BenDaDonnn Responds To Rumors That Drake Took Back His Gifted Rolls-Royce Over this past Christmas, Drake surprised BenDaDonn with a murdered-out Rolls-Royce, and people have claimed the former took it back.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Doechii & Adin Ross Beef, Explained Adin Ross fired back at Doechii in his verse on 6ix9ine’s “Bacon” after the TDE rapper threw shade at him on “girl, get up” ft. SZA.
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Aron A. 
Music Coi Leray Rings In 2026 By Showing Off New Breast Implants Coi Leray had pondered a breast augmentation for a couple of years, revisiting the topic as recently as November 2025.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kendrick Lamar Reunites With His 7th-Grade Teacher In Heartwarming Video Kendrick Lamar ran into his seventh-grade teacher at the ceremony he attended for his alma mater, Centennial High School.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Ian Connor Calls Out A$AP Rocky And Claims Playboi Carti Dissed Him Ian Connor is claiming that Playboi Carti's recent song, "Crank," features an indirect diss aimed at ASAP Rocky.
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Cole Blake 
Music Kanye West Reportedly Sets New Record With $18 Million SoFi Show Kanye West believes he shut up a lot of his critics and doubters with these two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium and he may have a point.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Marc Lamont Hill All But Confirms A New Jay-Z Album Is On The Way Jay-Z recently gave us a freestyle at the Roots Picnic, which has led to rumblings that he might be dropping an album soon.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Kendrick Lamar Opens Up About Sex Addiction & Cheating On His Long-Time Partner Kendrick Lamar was very honest about his "lust addiction" on the song "Mother I Sober."
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Alexander Cole 
Music What Happened To G-Unit? 50 Cent's Dissolved Crew From a beef with The Game that got violent to 50 Cent's burgeoning solo career, we're diving into the demise of G-Unit.
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Caleb Hardy