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Music Fredo Bang Shoots His Shot At Cardi B One Last Time This is apparently his last attempt to get her attention. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Meek Mill Can’t Escape His Own Digital Footprint Meek Mill suggests there’s a campaign to damage his reputation, but his own online behavior continues to shape the narrative around him. By Aron A. April 28, 2026
Original Content The 25 Best Rap Albums Of 2026 So Far Counting down the best rap albums of 2026 so far is no easy task, but once again, HotNewHipHop has done its best. By HNHH Staff July 01, 2026
Music Mass Appeal Drops Timelines For Nas, DJ Premier, Big L & De La Soul Albums The "Legend Has It" series already boasted new albums from Slick Rick, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and most recently, Mobb Deep. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
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 Travis Scott And Kendrick Lamar's "goosebumps" Dethrones Drake For Highest-Certified Rap Song Ever Travis Scott stunned the rap world in 2016 when he was able to nab a then secret Kendrick Lamar feature. Now, it's his biggest hit ever. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Kevin Gates Says the Man Who Sexually Assaulted Him Is Dead, Shannon Sharpe Left Stunned During a recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," Kevin Gates opened up about being sexually abused as a teenager. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music 50 Cent & Netflix Sued By Former Sex Worker Over Diddy Docuseries A former sex worker named Clayton Howard alleges that his story was misrepresented in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Date Has Been Revealed After being behind bars for over a year, Lil Durk and his team finally have a date set so that they can begin campaigning for his freedom. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Who Is Georgia Montour? The Woman Drake Was Rumored To Be Engaged To Rumors of Drake and alleged long-time partner Georgia Montour swirled this weekend and it's got fans wondering who she is. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Honors Lil Uzi Vert With Heartfelt Shoutout In Philadelphia Playboi Carti's latest remarks about Lil Uzi Vert have fans reminiscing and expressing their hopes for the future. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music Diddy Desperately Trying To Speed Up His Appeal As Prison Sentence Looms Diddy's legal team revealed they were going to appeal the prison sentence ruling a day after he learned his fate. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025