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Music Mase Recalls Big L Allegedly Setting Him Up To Be Robbed Mase says he confronted Big L over allegedly using his lyrics. By Cole Blake June 26, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion Stuns In Backstage Pics With Gabrielle Union & Taraji P Henson During "Hot Girl Summer Tour" Megan Thee Stallion linked up with the two stars backstage in L.A. By Cole Blake June 24, 2024
Music Drake's UMG Lawsuit's Dismissal Shows Up In Fat Joe's Defamation Case Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn is representing Fat Joe's former hype man Terrance "T.A." Dixon in a defamation lawsuit not quite similar to Drake's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Nas Confirms Long-Awaited DJ Premier Album Is Finally Finished: “A Long Time Coming” Nas has confirmed that his long-awaited joint album with DJ Premier is finally complete. By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
Music GloRilla Becomes Third Femcee Ever To Reach Impressive Billboard Milestone GloRilla recently became the third female rapper ever to land six No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Offers Finesse2tymes Advice Amid Messy Dispute With His Mother Recently, Finesse2tymes' mother launched a GoFundMe, alleging that her son's actions have left her "homeless." By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music DDG Gets Swatted During Paintball Tournament DDG addressed his swatting experience during a recent livestream, warning that there could be serious consequences for those responsible. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Drake Finally Announces "NOKIA" Music Video Coming Out This Week Drake is looking to capitalize on the continued commercial success of the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Mathew Knowles Blasts Kanye West's Attacks Against Jay-Z & Beyonce's Family Some reports emerged that Jay-Z and Beyonce are considering legal action against Kanye West, but those are just unconfirmed speculations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Tha Dogg Pound Talks New Album "We All We Got" And Weighs In On Drake Vs. Kendrick Lamar Daz Dillinger and Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound spoke to HotNewHipHop about their new album "We All We Got" as well as the hottest beef in rap between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. By Shirley Ju May 10, 2024
Music Ghostface Killah Is Still Supreme: 7 Of His Best Songs Of The Last Decade Ahead of his upcoming new album and to celebrate his 54th birthday, we're shouting out some recent peaks of Ghostface Killah's pen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024
Music Childish Gambino & His Politically Charged "This Is America" Video Receive Harsh Retrospective Reviews On Its Sixth Anniversary While the song was universally beloved, it is now getting hit with harsh analysis. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2024