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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 50 Cent has been targeting Jim Jones and Maino since they criticized his Netflix documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning."
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Cole Blake December 16, 2025 Music ASAP Rocky is using the long wait for "Don't Be Dumb" as a marketing tactic ahead of his headlining Camp Flog Gnaw set this weekend.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025 Music Kanye West and his legal team have countered the lawsuit by citing the rapper's First Amendment right to free speech.
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Cole Blake March 11, 2026 Music During a recent appearance on "Way Up With Angela Yee," Maino set the record straight on some ongoing rumors about his podcast co-hosts.
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Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026 Music The opening of a fourth Marathon Burger in Long Beach quickly turned horrific as gunshots rang off near the brand-new establishment.
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Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026 Music Drake continues to tease his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which still doesn't have an official release date.
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Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026 Music Cornelius Smith is the last murder suspect in the Young Dolph case following Hernandez Govan's acquittal and Justin Johnson's conviction.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026 Music The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" is still incredibly palpable and this newest snippet from The Boy is proving that again.
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Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026 Music For the first time since February of 1990, zero rap songs have landed in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
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Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025 Sneakers Central Cee is teaming back up with Nike, this time on a new trio of Nike Air Force 1 Lows dropping next spring.
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Ben Atkinson October 27, 2025 Music The shooting of THF Bayzoo occured as Lil Durk continues to remain in jail while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case.
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Cole Blake October 27, 2025 Music DaBaby divided the internet in September when he recreated the fatal stabbing of an Ukranian refugee on a Charlotte on a local train.
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Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Threatens To Buy Maino & Jim Jones' Podcast Studio 50 Cent has been targeting Jim Jones and Maino since they criticized his Netflix documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning."
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Cole Blake 
Music ASAP Rocky Sells "Album Never Dropping" Merch And Fans Are Fuming ASAP Rocky is using the long wait for "Don't Be Dumb" as a marketing tactic ahead of his headlining Camp Flog Gnaw set this weekend.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music La Roux Backs Alleged Victim In Kanye West's "Horrific" Sexual Assault Case Kanye West and his legal team have countered the lawsuit by citing the rapper's First Amendment right to free speech.
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Cole Blake 
Music Maino Addresses Eviction Accusations Amid 50 Cent Beef During a recent appearance on "Way Up With Angela Yee," Maino set the record straight on some ongoing rumors about his podcast co-hosts.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Shooting Near Long Beach Marathon Burger Grand Opening Leaves One Dead & Two Injured The opening of a fourth Marathon Burger in Long Beach quickly turned horrific as gunshots rang off near the brand-new establishment.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Drake Sends Cryptic Warning To His Enemies Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to tease his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which still doesn't have an official release date.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Young Dolph Murder Suspect Reportedly Finalizing Plea Deal Cornelius Smith is the last murder suspect in the Young Dolph case following Hernandez Govan's acquittal and Justin Johnson's conviction.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake's Newest Leak "Sizin' Me Up" Has Fans Juiced For "ICEMAN" The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" is still incredibly palpable and this newest snippet from The Boy is proving that again.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Hip-Hop Slumps To New Low On The Billboard Hot 100 For the first time since February of 1990, zero rap songs have landed in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
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Caroline Fisher 
Sneakers Central Cee Puts His Mark On The Nike Air Force 1 Low Central Cee is teaming back up with Nike, this time on a new trio of Nike Air Force 1 Lows dropping next spring.
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Ben Atkinson 
Music Lil Durk Affiliate THF Bayzoo Reportedly Murdered As Gruesome Footage Surfaces Online The shooting of THF Bayzoo occured as Lil Durk continues to remain in jail while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case.
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Cole Blake 
Music DaBaby's Controversial Music Video Leads To Meeting With Mecklenberg Sheriff DaBaby divided the internet in September when he recreated the fatal stabbing of an Ukranian refugee on a Charlotte on a local train.
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Zachary Horvath