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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 Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear recently passed away at the age of 53, prompting his peers to honor his life and legacy.
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Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026 Music Quavo isn't the only Migos rapper dealing with unpaid taxes as Offset recently spent $1.5 million paying back the United States.
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Cole Blake March 04, 2026 Music Ice Spice dropped "Baddie Baddie" on September 26. The single features a prominent sample of "Bad Girls," a 2013 hit by M.I.A.
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Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025 Pop Culture 6ix9ine has been expressing his issues with a host of rappers, but he's apparently got disdain for the biggest streamer, Kai Cenat, too.
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Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025 Music Despite Cardi B being pregnant with her fourth child right now, she can clearly still show off her moves without a fuss.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025 Original Content Havoc offers rare insight into crafting "Infinite" with Prodigy’s posthumous verses, unpacks Nas’s evolution from rapper to generational mogul, and reflects on the enduring power of "The Infamous" nearly thirty years on.
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Aron A. October 10, 2025 Music Judge Jeannette Vargas has dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us."
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Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025 Music Fans resurfaced Nas and Jay-Z's iconic hip-hop feud after the Community Advisory Committee ruled on their casino bids.
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Cole Blake October 08, 2025 Music Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, which prosecutors accuse him of orchestrating.
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Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025 Music Jay Electronica also allegedly pushed back releasing new music in the wake of Diddy's sentencing on Friday.
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Cole Blake October 06, 2025 Music Joey Bada$$ has canceled his Dark Aura Tour just two weeks before it was set to begin.
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Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025 Reviews Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” is messy and uneven yet vulnerable, offering flashes of his pre-incarceration brilliance without reclaiming the superstar stature that once placed him at rap’s upper echelon.
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Aron A. October 02, 2025
Music Eminem & More Pay Tribute To Late Radio Legend Lord Sear Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear recently passed away at the age of 53, prompting his peers to honor his life and legacy.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Quavo Hit With Significant Tax Lien Quavo isn't the only Migos rapper dealing with unpaid taxes as Offset recently spent $1.5 million paying back the United States.
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Cole Blake 
Music Ice Spice Claims Someone Is View-Botting Her "Baddie Baddie" Music Video Ice Spice dropped "Baddie Baddie" on September 26. The single features a prominent sample of "Bad Girls," a 2013 hit by M.I.A.
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Zachary Horvath 
Pop Culture 6ix9ine Roasts Grown Men Who Watch Kai Cenat's Streams 6ix9ine has been expressing his issues with a host of rappers, but he's apparently got disdain for the biggest streamer, Kai Cenat, too.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Cardi B Holds Her Own In Wild Twerk-Off With Male Dancer Despite Cardi B being pregnant with her fourth child right now, she can clearly still show off her moves without a fuss.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Original Content Mobb Deep Is Infinite: Havoc On Prodigy’s Legacy, The Alchemist’s Evolution & What Hip-Hop Would Be Like Without “Shook Ones” Havoc offers rare insight into crafting "Infinite" with Prodigy’s posthumous verses, unpacks Nas’s evolution from rapper to generational mogul, and reflects on the enduring power of "The Infamous" nearly thirty years on.
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Aron A. 
Music Drake Ruthlessly Clowned By Social Media Users After UMG Lawsuit Gets Dismissed Judge Jeannette Vargas has dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Nas Responds To Winning New York's Casino War Against Jay-Z Fans resurfaced Nas and Jay-Z's iconic hip-hop feud after the Community Advisory Committee ruled on their casino bids.
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Cole Blake 
Music Lil Durk Accused Of Ordering Hits On O’Block Allies Who Failed To Avenge King Von Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, which prosecutors accuse him of orchestrating.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Jay Electronica Allegedly Bullies Fans In Bizarre Discord Server Jay Electronica also allegedly pushed back releasing new music in the wake of Diddy's sentencing on Friday.
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Cole Blake 
Music Joey Bada$$' "Dark Aura Tour" Abruptly Canceled Less Than Two Weeks Before Kickoff Joey Bada$$ has canceled his Dark Aura Tour just two weeks before it was set to begin.
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Tallie Spencer 
Reviews Young Thug "UY Scuti" Album Review Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” is messy and uneven yet vulnerable, offering flashes of his pre-incarceration brilliance without reclaiming the superstar stature that once placed him at rap’s upper echelon.
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Aron A.