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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 JID believes that J Cole has done too much for his Dreamville artists to lose sleep over an apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025 TV A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill.
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Erika Marie August 08, 2025 Music While fans really want the new album "BABY BOI," Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" is holding them over with more than enough material.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025 Music Rick Ross and 50 Cent have been trolling each other on social media more and more in recent months.
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Cole Blake July 30, 2025 Reviews Ultimately, for an artist who has found himself in an odd place of his career these past few years that have seen him flirting with the idea of leaving hip-hop entirely, "Alfredo 2" is proof that Gibbs is far from reaching a glass ceiling in his career.
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Aron A. July 29, 2025 Music Sexyy Red's three-night-long club residency in London over the weekend appears to have been a massive success.
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Cole Blake July 16, 2025 Music The Queen of Hip Hop-Soul went all out for her birthday and her famous friends made it extra special.
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Erika Marie January 16, 2023 Profiles After a surprise deal with Fool's Gold, Atlanta trapper ManMan Savage has his sights set on EDM and beyond.
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Angus Walker April 05, 2016 Music Young Thug seemed to address the feud between Drake and Metro Boomin in reference to the producer's "Trance" track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2025 Music Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's "Alfredo 2" has been lauded as one of the best hip-hop albums of the year so far.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025 Music Diddy was recently convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and will find out his sentence, next month.
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Cole Blake September 04, 2025 Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the biggest song in the history of the Hot 100, so it is not surprising that it took this honor as well.
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Devin Morton August 28, 2025
Music JID Defends J Cole's Kendrick Lamar Apology JID believes that J Cole has done too much for his Dreamville artists to lose sleep over an apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
TV BET Hip Hop Awards Is Gone: The Cyphers, Chaos, & Culture A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill.
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Erika Marie 
Music Playboi Carti Premieres New Music After Philadelphia Concert While fans really want the new album "BABY BOI," Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" is holding them over with more than enough material.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Rick Ross Offers To Buy 50 Cent's Son A Puppy As Feud Intensifies Rick Ross and 50 Cent have been trolling each other on social media more and more in recent months.
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Cole Blake 
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist "Alfredo 2" Review Ultimately, for an artist who has found himself in an odd place of his career these past few years that have seen him flirting with the idea of leaving hip-hop entirely, "Alfredo 2" is proof that Gibbs is far from reaching a glass ceiling in his career.
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Aron A. 
Music Sexyy Red Brings Out Latto, Yeat, & More For London Residency Sexyy Red's three-night-long club residency in London over the weekend appears to have been a massive success.
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Cole Blake 
Music Mary J. Blige Rings In 52nd Birthday With Fat Joe, Usher, Joey Bada$$, Remy Ma & More The Queen of Hip Hop-Soul went all out for her birthday and her famous friends made it extra special.
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Erika Marie 
Profiles Meet Atlanta Wildman ManMan Savage After a surprise deal with Fool's Gold, Atlanta trapper ManMan Savage has his sights set on EDM and beyond.
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Angus Walker 
Music Young Thug Rants About Drake Not Getting Him Out Of Prison In Bombshell Jail Leak Young Thug seemed to address the feud between Drake and Metro Boomin in reference to the producer's "Trance" track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Already Working On "Alfredo 3" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's "Alfredo 2" has been lauded as one of the best hip-hop albums of the year so far.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Diddy Seeks Acquittal By Accusing Prosecutors Of Misunderstanding The Definition Of Prostitution Diddy was recently convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and will find out his sentence, next month.
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Cole Blake 
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Lands Atop Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Of The Century List The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the biggest song in the history of the Hot 100, so it is not surprising that it took this honor as well.
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Devin Morton