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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 According to DJ Akademiks, the trick to defeating Kendrick Lamar in a rap battle is actually pretty simple.
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Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026 Music While Playboi Carti didn't receive any Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and more artists were honored on Sunday.
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Cole Blake February 02, 2026 Music JPEGMAFIA has been going at Drake for years at this point and his latest stray stems from a new "Billboard" interview.
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Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025 Music Karrahbooo and Lil Yachty continue their back-and-forth across social media after she departs from Yachty's Concrete Boys.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025 Music Russ achieved fame in Atlanta with his debut single "What They Want." The song would land him a deal with Columbia Records.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul June 06, 2025 Music Lil Wayne's The Carter 6 was originally announced in late 2024. He made the reveal after Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl announcement.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul June 05, 2025 Music Tommy Richman got into a heated exchange with D Lou recently, earning mixed reactions from social media users.
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Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025 Music King Combs is one of six children. Quincy, Christian Combs and the Combs Twins' mother is the late Kim Porter.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul June 01, 2025 Music Kanye West and Jay-Z have had a tumultuous relationship over the last decade, but their feud has heated up in recent months.
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Cole Blake June 01, 2025 Music Reportedly, Rihanna and her family have gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate her father's life after he succumbed to a "brief illness."
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Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025 Music Afrika Bambaataa never legally responded to the 2021 lawsuit against him from an anonymous and alleged abuse and trafficking victim.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025 Music Following the performance in Los Angeles, Jay Electronica has several more shows lined up in the coming months.
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Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals How To Defeat Kendrick Lamar In A Rap Battle According to DJ Akademiks, the trick to defeating Kendrick Lamar in a rap battle is actually pretty simple.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Playboi Carti Is Furious About Getting Snubbed At The Grammys While Playboi Carti didn't receive any Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and more artists were honored on Sunday.
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Cole Blake 
Music JPEGMAFIA Implores Drake To Rap About Something Else JPEGMAFIA has been going at Drake for years at this point and his latest stray stems from a new "Billboard" interview.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music KARRAHBOOO Pulls A Travis Scott, Sells T-Shirts With Her Mugshot Photo On It Karrahbooo and Lil Yachty continue their back-and-forth across social media after she departs from Yachty's Concrete Boys.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Russ Recounts Not Clearing An Old Sample Costing Him Up To A Milli Russ achieved fame in Atlanta with his debut single "What They Want." The song would land him a deal with Columbia Records.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Lil Wayne Unveils Jelly Roll, Bono, Mannie Fresh & More On "The Carter 6" Tracklist Ahead Of Release Lil Wayne's The Carter 6 was originally announced in late 2024. He made the reveal after Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl announcement.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Tommy Richman Checks Streamer For Asking Him To Sing “Million Dollar Baby” Tommy Richman got into a heated exchange with D Lou recently, earning mixed reactions from social media users.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music King Combs Shares Precious IG Post Celebrating The Combs Twins High School Graduation King Combs is one of six children. Quincy, Christian Combs and the Combs Twins' mother is the late Kim Porter.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Kanye West Admits He Dreams Of Apologizing To Jay-Z Kanye West and Jay-Z have had a tumultuous relationship over the last decade, but their feud has heated up in recent months.
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Cole Blake 
Music Rihanna’s Father, Ronald Fenty, Dies At 70 Reportedly, Rihanna and her family have gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate her father's life after he succumbed to a "brief illness."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Afrika Bambaataa Loses Child Sex Abuse & Trafficking Case Due To Default Judgement Afrika Bambaataa never legally responded to the 2021 lawsuit against him from an anonymous and alleged abuse and trafficking victim.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Jay Electronica Jumps Into The Crowd To Confront Hecklers At L.A. Show Following the performance in Los Angeles, Jay Electronica has several more shows lined up in the coming months.
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Cole Blake