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Music Lil Durk Shares A Heartfelt Message From Prison On His 33rd Birthday Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Drake Drops Full "ICEMAN" Zine With Dr. Dre, DJ Khaled, And More Teases Drake released a full batch of "ICEMAN" promotional pictures, including possible references to 2024's rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Accuses Jay-Z Of Owing Her Upwards Of $200 Million Nicki Minaj previously targeted Jay-Z on a remix of Lil Wayne's recent song, “Banned From NO." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Clowned Over Shocking "UY Scuti" Artwork Reveal Young Thug also confirmed that fans will be able to hear his new album, "UY Scuti," right when it drops at midnight. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Original Content The 25 Best Rap Albums Of 2025 So Far We are officially halfway into 2025, which means HotNewHipHop is here with our Best Rap Albums of 2025 (so far) list. By HNHH Staff July 04, 2025
Music GloRilla Shares Thankful Texts From Her Mom As Sister Claims She's Leaving Them Poor GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, has been putting her on blast on social media for allegedly abandoning their family. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music HOT 97's "Ebro In The Morning" Is Officially Over Ebro hinted that things weren't looking good for his morning show in September and blamed ownership for creating rifts between hosts. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Chris Brown Gets Off Social Media After Facing Backlash From Viral Kayla Nicole Performance Chris Brown brought out Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole for a NSFW performance during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX." By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Seemingly Proves Drake’s Point After “ICEMAN” Diss "And your people are still waitin' for a free Palestine/But apparently everything isn't black and white and red and green, damn," Drake raps on "Make Them Pay." By Aron A. May 15, 2026
Music Gucci Mane's Wife, Keyshia Ka'Oir, Fires Back At Nicki Minaj By Using Cardi B Nicki Minaj went off on Keyshia Ka'Oir in a post on X (formerly Twitter), accusing her of keeping Gucci Mane "sedated." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Sports Drake & LeBron James Allegedly Attended The Same Toronto Wedding Amid Tensions This wholesome friendship allegedly turned sour, as Drake and LeBron James haven't publicly reconciled since the Kendrick Lamar battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Young Thug & Ralo Trade Scathing Shots Amid Snitching Scandal Ralo is mad at Young Thug for having folks cut him off for allegedly fake snitching accusations, whereas Thugger's happy to distance himself. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025