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Music Swae Lee Unveils Tracklist And Features For "Same Difference" Album Swae Lee is getting ready to drop his first true solo album of his career and he's giving fans a sneak peek at the tracklist. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music J. Cole Addresses Rumor That ScHoolboy Q Intervened In Drake & Kendrick Lamar Battle In the past few years, speculation has repeatedly surfaced that ScHoolboy Q told J. Cole to exit the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music J. Cole Claims "First Person Shooter" Was Originally A Drake & Kendrick Lamar Collab In many fans' eyes, Drake and J. Cole's 2023 "For All The Dogs" collaboration is what sparked Kendrick Lamar's disses in 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Does Future Really Have More Classics Than Kendrick Lamar? In the latest HotNewHipHop video essay, we break down how Future and Kendrick Lamar embody two competing models of greatness: era-defining atmosphere versus meticulous album architecture. By Aron A. March 27, 2026
Music The Poor Reviews For Yeat's "ADL" Are Piling Up Yeat's new album "ADL" was highly sought after; however, it seems to have let down a lot of listeners early on. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Kanye West "Bully" Credits: Every Feature And Producer Kanye West still hasn't technically dropped his new album "Bully" officially on digital platforms, but Ye livestreamed the new LP last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Pop Culture Ivanna Ortiz Could Lose Speech Pathology License Over Alleged Rihanna Attack Ivanna Ortiz, the 35-year-old Orlando woman accused of trying to kill Rihanna, is at risk of losing her job and much more. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026
Music Suge Knight To Get “Shockingly Candid” In New Memoir Suge Knight plans to finally speak his truth in his new memoir, "Your Pain Is My Joy," which arrives on August 4. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Unveils Tracklist & Features For New Album “Zavier” Fetty Wap is gearing up to drop his fourth studio album later this week, just months after getting out of prison. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Usher Has Nothing But Praise For Diddy Despite Everything That's Happened There's been plenty of speculation about Diddy and Usher's relationship over the years, and recently, the latter set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Argues Criticism Of Billionaires Is A "Cop-Out" Jay-Z also spoke about working on new music, coming close to collaborating with Clipse, and more during the interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Sets The Record Straight On His Relationship With J. Cole During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026