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Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music D’Angelo Reportedly Dead At 51 Further details on D’Angelo's death remain unclear after news of the iconic singer's passing became public on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Young Thug & Lil Baby Can’t Succeed Without Gunna Young Thug and Lil Baby were recently spotted together, leading to speculation about what they could be cooking up. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Kanye West Takes A Shot At Drake In Bizarre New “Heil Hitler” Snippet Kanye West recently teamed up with Digital Nas on Twitch to work on his new album that was supposed to drop last week, "WW3." By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Bizarrely Changes His Album Title To "Cuck" Kanye West has already confirmed that he'll be working with Dave Blunts on several songs off of the upcoming project. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Opens Up About His Relationships With Drake & Kendrick Lamar In his new "Rolling Stone" cover Story Lil Wayne admits that he refused to watch Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Politics MIA Explains Why She Doesn't Support Black Lives Matter Her explanation stirred up some backlash online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Music Money Man Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper In the ever-evolving world of rap, Money Man emerges as a synthesis of authenticity, talent, and business savvy. By Jake Skudder February 02, 2024
Music Lil Mama Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The “Lip Gloss” Icon The vibrant rhythm of Lil Mama's journey, an intriguing blend of music, TV, and dance leading to a stacked net worth. By Jake Skudder January 29, 2024
Original Content A Track-By-Track Analysis Of Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." We breakdown each one of "DAMN"'s fourteen tracks. By Patrick Lyons April 18, 2017
Music Diddy Might Have To Testify On Keefe D's Behalf In Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Keefe D and Diddy have both denied being involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur, but only the former faces criminal charges for it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Ab-Soul Drops "Collard Greens" With J. Cole & Daylyt J. Cole and Daylyt unofficially dropped "A Plate Of Collard Greens" in September of 2024. Ab-Soul came through with his unofficial version. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026