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Music Drake's "Fake Love" Surpasses 1 Billion Streams, Expanding His Historic Lead The historic feat comes as Drake prepares to enter the "next chapter" of his career, according to a recent Instagram post. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025
Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Breaks Silence On Viral "UY Scuti" Rumor Young Thug spoke negatively about several of his frequent collaborators in jail calls that leaked before "UY Scuti" dropped. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls Diddy Amid Trial With Another Bizarre A.I. Creation 50 Cent has been taunting Diddy on social media for months now, and his posts have only picked up since the mogul's trial began. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Diddy His "Favorite Villain" While Denying Any Personal Beef 50 Cent executive produced the "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries about Diddy, which the Bad Boy mogul is not very happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Lil Woody Has One Question For Young Thug Lil Woody revealed how he'd handle running into Young Thug. By Cole Blake December 19, 2024
Music Kodak Black Claps Back At Rampant Meth Rumors Sadly, Kodak Black has been accused of abusing numerous hard drugs throughout his career and he's expressed how much it bothers him. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Continues Roasting Ebro Over Canceled Hot 97 Show Ebro confirmed that Hot 97 canceled his long-running radio show, "Ebro in the Morning.," in a post online, last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Diddy Breaks Silence For The First Time Since Conviction To Plead For Leniency In court today, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music SZA Gets Down With Lizzo, KAYTRANADA & Justine Skye At Rowdy Brooklyn Afterparty Justine Skye and KAYTRANADA played some unreleased music at SZA's afterparty, whereas Lizzo pulled up with a different look. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Vivica A Fox’s Shady Dating Advice During an appearance at the Ultimate Women's Expo in New Jersey this weekend, Vivica A Fox shared some unfiltered words of wisdom with fans. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025