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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 Although Jay-Z and Drake collaborated in the 2020s decade, DJ Akademiks thinks the root of their fallout happened much earlier.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026 Music She's finally a 'Big Mama!'
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Tallie Spencer March 20, 2026 Music Lil Baby and Gunna have taken many subliminal shots at each other for a couple of years now, but with the Young Thug scandal, its amplified.
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Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025 Music Conway The Machine hopped in the studio recently, where he delivered a new freestyle over Drake's "Make Them Pay."
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Alexander Cole June 02, 2026 Music Reginae Carter wanted to attend private school growing up, but as it turns out, that wasn't always a realistic option for her.
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Alexander Cole May 04, 2026 Music Young Thug apology tour continued with "Miss My Dogs."
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Aron A. September 16, 2025 Music It's unclear if these new Hot 97 hosts will take over Ebro's morning slot, but either way, Joe Budden and Funk Flex might have a lot to say.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025 Original Content Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album.
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Aron A. September 19, 2025 Music The music exec doesn't believe it.
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Elias Andrews December 05, 2024 Music Cardi B is finally giving fans more insight into her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" which drops on Friday.
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Cole Blake September 15, 2025 Music On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host bluntly and comically clowned Drake for not getting revenge on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025 Music Earlier this month, Boosie Badazz accepted a plea deal in his federal gun case, and he's preparing for sentencing.
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Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Why He Thinks Jay-Z & Drake Started Beefing Although Jay-Z and Drake collaborated in the 2020s decade, DJ Akademiks thinks the root of their fallout happened much earlier.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Latto Reveals She’s Pregnant With New Album Announcement She's finally a 'Big Mama!'
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Lil Baby Allegedly Disses Gunna & Offset In Snippet From "The Leak$" Lil Baby and Gunna have taken many subliminal shots at each other for a couple of years now, but with the Young Thug scandal, its amplified.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Conway The Machine Delivers Spirited Freestyle Over Drake's "Make Them Pay" Instrumental Conway The Machine hopped in the studio recently, where he delivered a new freestyle over Drake's "Make Them Pay."
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Alexander Cole 
Music Reginae Carter Explains How Lil Wayne's Lyrics Kept Her Out Of Private School Reginae Carter wanted to attend private school growing up, but as it turns out, that wasn't always a realistic option for her.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Young Thug "Miss My Dogs" Lyrics, Explained: Breaking Down His Apology To Future, Drake, Mariah The Scientist & More Young Thug apology tour continued with "Miss My Dogs."
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Aron A. 
Music Joe Budden & Funk Flex React To Hot 97's New Hosts After Ebro's Departure It's unclear if these new Hot 97 hosts will take over Ebro's morning slot, but either way, Joe Budden and Funk Flex might have a lot to say.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album.
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Aron A. 
Music Wack 100 Confronts Bodyguard Who Claims Busta Rhymes Is Gay The music exec doesn't believe it.
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Elias Andrews 
Music Cardi B Finally Reveals Star-Studded Features For New Album "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B is finally giving fans more insight into her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" which drops on Friday.
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Cole Blake 
Music Joe Budden Calls Drake A "B*tch" After Losing To UMG On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host bluntly and comically clowned Drake for not getting revenge on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Boosie Badazz Reacts To Charleston White Hoping He Dies In Jail Earlier this month, Boosie Badazz accepted a plea deal in his federal gun case, and he's preparing for sentencing.
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Caroline Fisher