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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 Drake is accusing John Janick of having monetary incentives to artificially boost the performance of this Kendrick Lamar diss track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2025 Music People were speculating that Lil Baby was going to drop "The Leak$" August 15 thanks to an Instagram post. But we have a set date now.
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Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025 Music Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025 Music In May, Kid Cudi took the stand during Diddy's federal trial to recall his relationship with Cassie, alleged threats he received, and more.
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Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025 Music Recently, Drake requested various documents from Universal Music Group amid his legal battle with the company.
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Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025 Music Officers from The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled up on DDG while he was streaming, over the weekend.
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Cole Blake August 12, 2025 Music Drake went live on Kick while on the road touring and did some gambling and fraternizing with some of the biggest streamers in the game.
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Devin Morton August 10, 2025 Music On their podcast, Fat Joe and Jadakiss debated will.i.am's spicy take that Black Thought is "a trillion times better" than Jay-Z.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025 Music DJ Akademiks' comments about NBA YoungBoy center around the commercial performance of his new album "MASA."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025 Music JID, who dropped his own album, "God Does Like Ugly," on Friday, also hyped up J. Cole's upcoming project, "The Fall Off."
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Cole Blake August 08, 2025 Music Birdman and his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, launched the now-iconic label, Cash Money Records. back in 1991.
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Cole Blake August 06, 2025 Music During a recent appearance on "The Joe Budden Podcast," Offset seemed to throw some shade at Cardi B and her new boo, Stefon Diggs.
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Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Drake Demands Access To Interscope CEO's Financial Records In "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Drake is accusing John Janick of having monetary incentives to artificially boost the performance of this Kendrick Lamar diss track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lil Baby Reveals Official Tracklist And Release Date For "The Leak$" People were speculating that Lil Baby was going to drop "The Leak$" August 15 thanks to an Instagram post. But we have a set date now.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Sean Kingston Hit With Prison Sentence For Wire Fraud Conviction Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kid Cudi Admits He “Hated” Testifying In Diddy’s Trial In May, Kid Cudi took the stand during Diddy's federal trial to recall his relationship with Cassie, alleged threats he received, and more.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Drake Wants UMG To Clarify Dave Free’s Relationship To Kendrick Lamar’s Children Recently, Drake requested various documents from Universal Music Group amid his legal battle with the company.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Police Launch Investigation Into DDG's Swatting Incident Officers from The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled up on DDG while he was streaming, over the weekend.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake Discusses “ICEMAN” Recording Process & Links Up With Adin Ross On Stream Drake went live on Kick while on the road touring and did some gambling and fraternizing with some of the biggest streamers in the game.
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Devin Morton 
Music Jadakiss Dismisses will.i.am's Jay-Z & Black Thought Hot Take On their podcast, Fat Joe and Jadakiss debated will.i.am's spicy take that Black Thought is "a trillion times better" than Jay-Z.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music DJ Akademiks Believes NBA YoungBoy's Label Is Hindering Him DJ Akademiks' comments about NBA YoungBoy center around the commercial performance of his new album "MASA."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music JID Reveals He & J. Cole Finished A 15-Song Project Together JID, who dropped his own album, "God Does Like Ugly," on Friday, also hyped up J. Cole's upcoming project, "The Fall Off."
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Cole Blake 
Music Birdman Says He Wants To Make A Cash Money Documentary With DJ Akademiks Birdman and his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, launched the now-iconic label, Cash Money Records. back in 1991.
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Cole Blake 
Music Offset Claims His Exes Never Upgrade Amid Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Romance During a recent appearance on "The Joe Budden Podcast," Offset seemed to throw some shade at Cardi B and her new boo, Stefon Diggs.
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Caroline Fisher