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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 Foxy Brown's absence from Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium shows sparked questions. Memphis Bleek says he heard she got "cold feet."
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Erika Marie July 15, 2026 Music Court records show a woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with Judy World's fatal stabbing.
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Erika Marie July 15, 2026 Numbers The New York Knicks are NBA champions, and now, New York City hip-hop anthems are having a major resurgence.
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Alexander Cole June 16, 2026 Music Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino, and Dave East of the "Let's Rap About It" podcast addressed their beef with 50 Cent and New York tensions.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026 Music J. Cole began taking pre-orders for the vinyl release after sharing a trailer for his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off."
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Pop Culture Cardi B previously filed a defamation lawsuit against Tasha K and is still trying to get her judgment from the case.
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Cole Blake January 06, 2026 Music Drake is not listed as a defendant in this federal class action lawsuit against the streaming titan, but it's just another thing on his plate.
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Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025 Politics Lil Durk is also currently residing behind bars as he continues to await trial in his alleged murder-for-hire case.
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Cole Blake October 28, 2025 Music 50 Cent was recently on stage in New York, where he offered up a rant about Daphne Joy amid the Diddy sex tape leak.
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Alexander Cole June 04, 2026 Music DJ Hed removed the Mustard and West Coast disses on Drake's "ICEMAN" cut "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and many hip-hop heads criticized the move.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026 Music Kanye West fell out with Playboi Carti over a year ago, but recent moves suggest they might be back on good terms.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026 Music Drake's "ICEMAN" is leading the pack when it comes to first week sales projections, but "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" rank high regardless.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Memphis Bleek Addresses Foxy Brown's Jay-Z Show Absence Foxy Brown's absence from Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium shows sparked questions. Memphis Bleek says he heard she got "cold feet."
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Erika Marie 
Music Houston Rapper Judy World Dead At 28, Woman Faces Manslaughter Charge Court records show a woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with Judy World's fatal stabbing.
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Erika Marie 
Numbers New York City Hip-Hop Anthems Surge On Spotify Following Knicks Championship The New York Knicks are NBA champions, and now, New York City hip-hop anthems are having a major resurgence.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino & Dave East Downplay 50 Cent & New York Beef Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino, and Dave East of the "Let's Rap About It" podcast addressed their beef with 50 Cent and New York tensions.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music J. Cole Announces Exclusive Vinyl Release For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole began taking pre-orders for the vinyl release after sharing a trailer for his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off."
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Cole Blake 
Pop Culture Cardi B Rips Tasha K To Shreds For Dragging Her Into Stefon Diggs’ Assault Case Cardi B previously filed a defamation lawsuit against Tasha K and is still trying to get her judgment from the case.
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Cole Blake 
Music Snoop Dogg's Cousin Is At The Center Of Spotify Lawsuit That Implicates Drake Drake is not listed as a defendant in this federal class action lawsuit against the streaming titan, but it's just another thing on his plate.
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Zachary Horvath 
Politics Luigi Mangione Reveals He's Been Listening To Lil Durk In Jail Lil Durk is also currently residing behind bars as he continues to await trial in his alleged murder-for-hire case.
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Cole Blake 
Music 50 Cent Goes Off On Daphne Joy On Stage Following Diddy Sex Tape Leak 50 Cent was recently on stage in New York, where he offered up a rant about Daphne Joy amid the Diddy sex tape leak.
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Alexander Cole 
Music DJ Hed Responds To Backlash Over Editing Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed removed the Mustard and West Coast disses on Drake's "ICEMAN" cut "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and many hip-hop heads criticized the move.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Playboi Carti's Kanye West Song Shoutouts Suggest Beef Is Over Kanye West fell out with Playboi Carti over a year ago, but recent moves suggest they might be back on good terms.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake's Three New Albums Get Gargantuan First Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is leading the pack when it comes to first week sales projections, but "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" rank high regardless.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares