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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 The victim of R. Kelly is releasing a memoir titled "Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse."
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Cole Blake February 03, 2026 Music Hot 97 shockingly canceled the iconic talk show, "Ebro in the Morning," last week and DJ Akademiks has had plenty to say.
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Cole Blake December 16, 2025 Music Top5 is ready to get into the boxing ring with 6ix9ine.
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Aron A. June 01, 2026 Music One of Cash Out's sex trafficking victims has been awarded $10,000,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000,000 in punitive damages.
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Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026 Music Gabrielle Cheyenne has been active on social media since her debacle with Usher, and she continues to defend herself.
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Alexander Cole July 28, 2026 Music Chrisean Rock is fighting back at the women who jumped her at a Compton park, her former flame Blueface's shade, and all her online haters.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025 Music Lil Skies had a huge rise to prominence in 2017, and to this day, fans remember some of his biggest hits fondly.
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Alexander Cole June 16, 2026 Music Rockstar Games is preparing "GTA VI," and now, artists like Future and Metro Boomin are revealing their involvement.
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Alexander Cole September 15, 2026 Politics Given Lil Wayne's previous support of United States President Donald Trump, this White House TikTok garnered some controversy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026 Music This "XXL" Freshman Class is headlined by newly turned rapper GELO (LiAngelo Ball), Ray Vaughn of TDE, and ian based in Dallas.
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Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025 Music DJ Vlad is pointing the finger back at Boosie.
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Tallie Spencer September 24, 2026 Music Finesse2tymes was recently arrested on drug charges in Dallas, and he thinks Moneybagg Yo could allegedly be behind it.
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Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music R. Kelly Victim Breaks Silence In Her First TV Interview The victim of R. Kelly is releasing a memoir titled "Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse."
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Cole Blake 
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Hot 97 Told Him "Ebro In The Morning" Was "Mailing It In" For Years Hot 97 shockingly canceled the iconic talk show, "Ebro in the Morning," last week and DJ Akademiks has had plenty to say.
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Cole Blake 
Music 6ix9ine Says Top5 Hasn’t Succeeded At Anything Except Being A “Drake D*ck Rider” Top5 is ready to get into the boxing ring with 6ix9ine.
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Aron A. 
Music Cash Out Ordered To Pay Sex Trafficking Victim $40 Million Amid Life Sentence One of Cash Out's sex trafficking victims has been awarded $10,000,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000,000 in punitive damages.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Gabrielle Cheyenne Believes "Pretty Privilege" Has Led To Unfair Narratives Following Usher Controversy Gabrielle Cheyenne has been active on social media since her debacle with Usher, and she continues to defend herself.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Chrisean Rock Flexes Her Untouched Chains After Compton Fight Chrisean Rock is fighting back at the women who jumped her at a Compton park, her former flame Blueface's shade, and all her online haters.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lil Skies Reveals He Applied To Dollar General Amid Career Struggles Lil Skies had a huge rise to prominence in 2017, and to this day, fans remember some of his biggest hits fondly.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Future & Metro Boomin Confirmed For "GTA VI" Rockstar Games is preparing "GTA VI," and now, artists like Future and Metro Boomin are revealing their involvement.
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Alexander Cole 
Politics The White House Uses Lil Wayne's Music To Promote U.S. Strikes On Iran Given Lil Wayne's previous support of United States President Donald Trump, this White House TikTok garnered some controversy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music "XXL" Reveals The 2025 Freshman Class This "XXL" Freshman Class is headlined by newly turned rapper GELO (LiAngelo Ball), Ray Vaughn of TDE, and ian based in Dallas.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music DJ Vlad Accuses Boosie Badazz Of Snitching As Their Feud Escalates DJ Vlad is pointing the finger back at Boosie.
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Finesse2tymes Blames Moneybagg Yo For His Latest Arrest Finesse2tymes was recently arrested on drug charges in Dallas, and he thinks Moneybagg Yo could allegedly be behind it.
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Caroline Fisher