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Music Janelle Monae Drops "The Age Of Pleasure" Teaser Video The singer released an MTV's "Spring Break" inspired teaser for her new album. By Noah Grant June 07, 2023
TV Steve Lacy Performs “Bad Habit” & "Helmet" On "Saturday Night Live" Steve Lacy performed a pair of "Gemini Rights" tracks on "SNL." By Cole Blake November 07, 2022
Music 50 Cent Shows Love To 9-Year-Old Fan The G-Unit founder appeared awestruck by the fact that his music is still popular among the youth. By Alexis Oatman August 16, 2023
Politics Plies Drops A Political Hot Take: "The Next President In America Should Be A Female" Rap vet Plies has an idea for who should be the next President of the United States of America, and he's hoping that person occupying the Oval Office is a female. By Keenan Higgins May 06, 2021
Music Run The Jewels Perform "RTJ4" To Urge Fans To Vote With Pharrell, 2 Chainz & More The concert, which was put on in collaboration with Adult Swim and Ben & Jerry's, is available to stream now. By Dre D. October 18, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Nominations For 2025 BET Awards Kendrick Lamar is joined by Drake, Doechii, Future, and GloRilla as the most nominated rappers at the 2025 BET Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Young Miko, Ayooli, untiljapan, Cool Company, & Ghais Guevara: Five Artists You Need To Check Out Right Now These are five artists that need to get into your rotations. By HNHH Staff January 18, 2024
Music Dee-1 Continues Calling Out Rick Ross, Accuses Him Of “Deflecting” Dee-1 is still critiquing Rick Ross on social media. By Cole Blake November 08, 2023
Music Hottest Rap Albums & Songs Of April 2025 Once again, HotNewHipHop is counting down the hottest rap albums & songs, although this time, we are looking at April of 2025. By HNHH Staff May 06, 2025
Music D4vd's Preliminary Hearing Opens With Body Camera Footage, Graphic Testimony The court began evaluating whether prosecutors have presented sufficient evidence for the criminal case against D4vd to move forward. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Pop Culture Stephen A. Smith Dismisses Angry Critics Over Rihanna Vs. Beyonce Comments He made his preference clear and addressed allegations that he was just pitting two Black women against one another. By Erika Marie January 25, 2023
Music Black Star Continue To Tease Their Reunion With Brooklyn Show Announcement We're still waiting for an official Black Star announcement. By Matthew Parizot April 24, 2018