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Music Diddy's Sex Trafficking Trial: Here Are The Celebrities Who Might Be Referenced In The Trial As Diddy’s trial prepares to launch, there have been several celebrities who’ve already been mentioned in a list provided to potential jurors. By Aron A. May 08, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes’ Lawyers Quit Days After His Arrest Over Alleged Lack Of Payment Finesse2tymes is accused of violating the terms of his supervised release, and turned himself in last week. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Justin Combs & Cuba Gooding Jr. Finally Get Out Of Lil Rod's Lawsuit Against Diddy The update on Lil Rod's lawsuit comes as Diddy's criminal trial kicked off in New York City on Monday morning. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Catalog Suffers Massive Radio Drop As Criminal Trial Kicks Off Jury selection began in Diddy's criminal trial on Monday morning in New York City and will last the rest of the week. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Hottest Rap Albums & Songs Of April 2025 Once again, HotNewHipHop is counting down the hottest rap albums & songs, although this time, we are looking at April of 2025. By HNHH Staff May 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Previews Lil Durk & Drake Collaboration Lil Durk put out his latest album, "Deep Thoughts," back on March 28, but the collaboration with Drake wasn't included. By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Music Kanye West’s “DONDA 2” First-Week Sales Revealed Earlier this week, Kanye West's album "Donda 2" hit streaming services for the first time, with a few changes. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Tiny Harris Recalls Biggie Smalls Apologizing For Xscape Diss Line In "Just Playin (Dreams)" Xscape were among a laundry list of R&B singers that The Notorious B.I.G. raps about messing with on Ready To Die. Another was Mariah Carey. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Drops Bombshell Lawsuit On Dentist Allegedly Responsible For His Nitrous Addiction Kanye West's legal complaint alleges that he suffered neurological damage as a result of the nitrous usage. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Snaps On Pusha T In Fiery Livestream Rant Kanye West brought up Pusha T's infamous feud with Drake while criticizing his former collaborator. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns West Coast Artists After Dody6 & Kendrick Lamar Debacle Dody6 called Kendrick Lamar out while revealing he became homeless after the success of "hey now," and then apologized for his remarks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Politics Kehlani Responds To Cornell University Cutting Them From Concert Due To Pro-Palestine Views Cornell University alleged Kehlani spread antisemitic messages on their platforms due to their advocacy against the Palestine conflict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2025