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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 There's a lot of conversation around J. Cole's new album and comparisons to other new LPs, which Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad wants to question.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026 Music Considering Kanye West's past bigotries, fans don't know how to feel about Lauryn Hill performing with Ye last night.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026 Music This week, Dame Dash's film company was put up for auction in an attempt to pay off some of his defamation lawsuit judgments.
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Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025 Music Last week, Spotify retracted their claim about Drake boasting the most-streamed song on the platform in a single day in 2026.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026 Music Pharrell Williams won the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys last night and fans are rioting over his speech.
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Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026 Relationships Sophie Brussaux officially married Efe Caliskan over the weekend, while Drake was away in Houston for Father's Day.
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Alexander Cole June 24, 2026 Music Drake just broke another record in the music industry, and with Michael Jackson at the center of it, Drizzy is having some fun.
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Alexander Cole May 26, 2026 Music Yeat says that he won't be doing any form of roll out for his new EP titled, "Dangerous Summer," which drops later this week.
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Cole Blake July 28, 2025 Music Over the weekend, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock conspiracy theories about Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more.
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Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026 Music 50 Cent is capping off a massively successful year in which he finished as the most-streamed rapper from New York on YouTube.
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Cole Blake December 31, 2025 Music Kanye West previously spoke on the children of Jay-Z and Beyoncé via critical allegations, and this Roots Picnic Freestyle addressed that.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026 Music Max B celebrated his release from prison on Sunday by attending the New York Jets game against the Cleveland Browns.
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Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad Tells Hip-Hop Fans To Stop Being Critics There's a lot of conversation around J. Cole's new album and comparisons to other new LPs, which Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad wants to question.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lauryn Hill Fans Are Split On Her Surprise Performance With Kanye West Considering Kanye West's past bigotries, fans don't know how to feel about Lauryn Hill performing with Ye last night.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 50 Cent Mocks Dame Dash After Film Company Sells For $100 This week, Dame Dash's film company was put up for auction in an attempt to pay off some of his defamation lawsuit judgments.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Drake Fans & Haters Debate Spotify's Correction Of "ICEMAN" Numbers Last week, Spotify retracted their claim about Drake boasting the most-streamed song on the platform in a single day in 2026.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Pharrell Williams Ticks Fans Off For Not Mentioning Chad Hugo During Grammy Speech Pharrell Williams won the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys last night and fans are rioting over his speech.
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Zachary Horvath 
Relationships Sophie Brussaux's Wedding Footage Surfaces Online And Drake Is Nowhere To Be Found Sophie Brussaux officially married Efe Caliskan over the weekend, while Drake was away in Houston for Father's Day.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake Posts Michael Jackson As The "ICEMAN" After Breaking His Record Drake just broke another record in the music industry, and with Michael Jackson at the center of it, Drizzy is having some fun.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Yeat Announces "Dangerous Summer" EP And It's Dropping Sooner Than You Think Yeat says that he won't be doing any form of roll out for his new EP titled, "Dangerous Summer," which drops later this week.
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Cole Blake 
Music DJ Vlad Delivers Cryptic Update After Satirical Jay-Z Conspiracy Tweet Over the weekend, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock conspiracy theories about Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music 50 Cent Books Three Separate New Year's Eve Gigs 50 Cent is capping off a massively successful year in which he finished as the most-streamed rapper from New York on YouTube.
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Cole Blake 
Music Jay-Z Takes Shots At Kanye West During Roots Picnic Freestyle Kanye West previously spoke on the children of Jay-Z and Beyoncé via critical allegations, and this Roots Picnic Freestyle addressed that.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Why Was Max B In Prison? Max B celebrated his release from prison on Sunday by attending the New York Jets game against the Cleveland Browns.
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Cole Blake