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Music Lil Poppa Memorial Shooting Sends Four Victims To Hospital Lil Poppa's life was being celebrated at a memorial service over the weekend, but it was sadly interrupted by a gunman still on the run. By Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor Earn Several New RIAA Certifications For “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” It may be only a few weeks into 2026, but already, it's shaping up to be yet another massive year for Drake. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music d4vd Loses Partnerships With Sony Music & The·Team Amid Arrest The news of d4vd's arrest has led to him to losing deals with labels and now publishing entities as the Celeste Rivas case takes shape. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music Cardi B Hit With Copyright Lawsuit For Posting A Photo Of Herself Cardi B is facing another legal battle before year's end. This one revolves around her posting a photo of herself without permission. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music YK Osiris Slams DDG Amid Jay Cinco Beef Jay Cinco recently accused DDG of feeling like he "ran the program" in their Capaholics group, prompting a heated response. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Ksoo Receives Life Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering rapper Lil Buck in 2020, and he also faces another murder case in the future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 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
Music Lil Uzi Vert & Roc Nation Sued For Alleged Sexual Harassment & Labor Violations Lil Uzi Vert's anonymous alleged former assistant accused them of sexual harassment and claimed Roc Nation executives ignored her grievances. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Expands "Grand National" Tour With South American Leg This Fall CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso will open for Kendrick Lamar in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile in September and October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Young Thug Responds To 21 Savage’s Plea To Squash Gunna Beef Recently, 21 Savage took to Twitter/X to remind Young Thug of how close he and Gunna once were, urging him to end their feud. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Kim Kardashian Praises North West's FKA twigs Video Appearance After Kanye West Rants Kanye West already dragged Playboi Carti through the mud for wanting to collab with North West. Will Kim Kardashian and FKA twigs get a rant? By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025