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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 Lil Nas X was arrested in late August after walking around Los Angeles late at night in his underwear and then eventually in the nude.
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Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025 Music Kanye West dropped a new solo song, a new Don Toliver collab, a Ms. Lauryn Hill remix, and new mixes across the board for the "BULLY" deluxe.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026 Music Jay-Z received plenty of reactions for changing up his hair, and now, Beyoncé is showing off the secret behind that change.
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Alexander Cole June 22, 2026 Music Donald Trump's praise came after Nicki Minaj described herself as the president's biggest fan at an event on Wednesday.
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Cole Blake January 28, 2026 Music 6ix9ine has been trolling Lil Durk extensively during Durk's murder-for-hire trial, which recently heard OTF Jam speak about Tekashi's feud.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026 Music Kanye West recently issued a lengthy apology to the Jewish community for his antisemitic antics in recent years.
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Cole Blake February 25, 2026 Music The late teenage boy's family reportedly described him as akin to a nephew to 21 Savage following the Georgia tragedy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026 Streetwear Lizzo encouraged her fans to feel comfortable in their skin no matter what their body type is, and folks have been celebrating her openness.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026 Sports Toosii is heading back to his hometown to play for the Syracuse Orange. He has been working out and had received D-I offers elsewhere.
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Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025 Politics The Katrina telethon captured a Kanye whose defiance often centered Black inequality, years before MAGA reshaped his politics.
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Erika Marie September 02, 2026 Music FBG Duck was shot and killed at the age of 26 during an attack in his hometown of Chicago back in 2020.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Politics Drake posted an axe emoji on Instagram in response to the news that "Ebro in the Morning" had been canceled.
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Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Under Inpatient Treatment For Undisclosed Reason Following His L.A. Arrest Lil Nas X was arrested in late August after walking around Los Angeles late at night in his underwear and then eventually in the nude.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kanye West Adds Ms. Lauryn Hill & Don Toliver To Re-Mixed "BULLY" Deluxe Kanye West dropped a new solo song, a new Don Toliver collab, a Ms. Lauryn Hill remix, and new mixes across the board for the "BULLY" deluxe.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Beyoncé Narrates Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Hair Transformation Jay-Z received plenty of reactions for changing up his hair, and now, Beyoncé is showing off the secret behind that change.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Donald Trump Crowns Nicki Minaj The Greatest Female Rapper Ever Donald Trump's praise came after Nicki Minaj described herself as the president's biggest fan at an event on Wednesday.
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Cole Blake 
Music 6ix9ine Wants To Hold Going-Away Party For Lil Durk After OTF Jam Mentioned Him In Trial 6ix9ine has been trolling Lil Durk extensively during Durk's murder-for-hire trial, which recently heard OTF Jam speak about Tekashi's feud.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kanye West's Lawyers Argue Nazi Remarks Were Merely "Art" Kanye West recently issued a lengthy apology to the Jewish community for his antisemitic antics in recent years.
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Cole Blake 
Music Teen Connected To 21 Savage's Family Dies By Suicide After Accidental Shooting The late teenage boy's family reportedly described him as akin to a nephew to 21 Savage following the Georgia tragedy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Streetwear Lizzo Challenges Body Image Norms With New Bikini Photos Lizzo encouraged her fans to feel comfortable in their skin no matter what their body type is, and folks have been celebrating her openness.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Sports Toosii Announces Official Commitment To Play Division I Football At Syracuse Toosii is heading back to his hometown to play for the Syracuse Orange. He has been working out and had received D-I offers elsewhere.
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Zachary Horvath 
Politics Kanye’s Katrina, George Bush Criticism Hits Differently 21 Years Later The Katrina telethon captured a Kanye whose defiance often centered Black inequality, years before MAGA reshaped his politics.
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Erika Marie 
Music FBG Duck's Mom Doubles Down On Lawsuit Against Lil Durk FBG Duck was shot and killed at the age of 26 during an attack in his hometown of Chicago back in 2020.
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Cole Blake 
Politics DJ Akademiks Prescribes Ayahuasca For Ebro & Peter Rosenberg After They Label Drake "Right-Wing" Drake posted an axe emoji on Instagram in response to the news that "Ebro in the Morning" had been canceled.
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Cole Blake