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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. Pop Culture It's easy to remember Ari Fletcher's biggest viral moments. It's much harder to ignore the empire she's quietly built behind them.
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Erika Marie July 30, 2026 Music A candid conversation offers new insight into how Lil Wayne's family navigated loss before he became a teenage father.
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Erika Marie July 21, 2026 Music Ice Spice is coming back to "Fortnite," and it appears as though her latest skin was part of the latest datamine leak.
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Alexander Cole July 20, 2026 Music A$AP Rocky will be giving fans even more material from the "Don't Be Dumb" era and it seems like they won't have to wait much longer.
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Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026 Music GloRilla fans have been speculating about pregnancy rumors for weeks, but the Memphis star doesn't know what they're talking about.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026 Music UMG accused Believe and TuneCore of copyright infringement by distributing fake remixed songs from Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, and others.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026 Music During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more.
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Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026 Music Drake did have his "Plot Twist" account drop a lot of material over the past few years, so maybe this is part of the "ICEMAN" rollout.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026 Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of last year after authorities arrested him in an alleged murder-for-hire case.
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Cole Blake May 20, 2025 Music JAŸ-Z is set to perform at SoFi Stadium on October 23, and fans have been lining up to get tickets before resale gets too crazy.
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Alexander Cole June 12, 2026 Music Latto dissed Cardi B on the song "Gimme Dat," and now, we have an official reason for why Latto felt the need to do it.
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Alexander Cole June 04, 2026 Music "Tha Carter" used to document Lil Wayne's evolution. Now it exists to preserve a legacy that already cemented itself over a decade ago.
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Aron A. May 29, 2026
Pop Culture The Side Of Ari Fletcher Everyone Overlooks It's easy to remember Ari Fletcher's biggest viral moments. It's much harder to ignore the empire she's quietly built behind them.
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Erika Marie 
Music Lil Wayne Says His Mother Asked Him To Have A Child At 14 A candid conversation offers new insight into how Lil Wayne's family navigated loss before he became a teenage father.
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Erika Marie 
Music Ice Spice's Latest Fortnite Skin Leaks Online Ice Spice is coming back to "Fortnite," and it appears as though her latest skin was part of the latest datamine leak.
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Alexander Cole 
Music AWGE Reveals Timeline For A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Deluxe A$AP Rocky will be giving fans even more material from the "Don't Be Dumb" era and it seems like they won't have to wait much longer.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music GloRilla Debunks Pregnancy Rumors While Courtside At Grizzlies Game GloRilla fans have been speculating about pregnancy rumors for weeks, but the Memphis star doesn't know what they're talking about.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music UMG Settles TuneCore Lawsuit Over Fake Kendrick Lamar Songs UMG accused Believe and TuneCore of copyright infringement by distributing fake remixed songs from Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, and others.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Jay-Z Sets The Record Straight On His Relationship With J. Cole During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Fans Believe They Just Found Drake's Instagram Burner Account Drake did have his "Plot Twist" account drop a lot of material over the past few years, so maybe this is part of the "ICEMAN" rollout.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lil Durk Offers His Largest Bail Package Yet As Feds Confirm He's Not On Trial For Lyrics Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of last year after authorities arrested him in an alleged murder-for-hire case.
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Cole Blake 
Music JAŸ-Z Continues To Elicit Massive Online Queues With SoFi Stadium Show JAŸ-Z is set to perform at SoFi Stadium on October 23, and fans have been lining up to get tickets before resale gets too crazy.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Latto Reveals Why She Had To Diss Cardi B Latto dissed Cardi B on the song "Gimme Dat," and now, we have an official reason for why Latto felt the need to do it.
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Alexander Cole 
Music It's About Time Lil Wayne Retires "Tha Carter" Series "Tha Carter" used to document Lil Wayne's evolution. Now it exists to preserve a legacy that already cemented itself over a decade ago.
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Aron A.