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Sports Angel Reese Sets The Record Straight On G Herbo Relationship The Chicago Sky rook and the Chicago drill rapper caused quite the stir in June. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2024
Music Jay-Z's "Beach Is Better" Was Originally Made For This Rapper, Mike Will Made-It Claims He claims Big Sean had a chance at the beat before it ended up with Jay-Z. By Lavender Alexandria January 24, 2024
Music A Guide Through Houston’s Rap Scene With Paul Wall: On “The Great Wall," That Mexican O.T & Metro Boomin Collaboration From Rap-A-Lot and Street Military to Megan Thee Stallion and Don Toliver, Paul Wall traces the roots of Houston’s vibrant sound and looks forward to its evolution. The People’s Champ tells HotNewHipHop why Trump’s presidency impeded the release of “The Great Wall,” how That Mexican O.T. made him rerecord his verse, and why working with Metro Boomin reminds him of his days on Swishahouse. By Aron A. January 18, 2024
Music Kanye West Crashes At A$AP Rocky's House Amidst Assault Trial These two go back a long time. By Elias Andrews January 31, 2025
Music Young Thug Settles Lil Wayne Beef And Hints At Having A Collab Album In The Works Young Thug's comments on Lil Wayne come after dropping his highly anticipated new album, "UY Scuti," last Friday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Reviews Lil Baby "WHAM" Review Lil Baby doesn't necessarily move beyond his comfort zone on "WHAM" but flashes of his hit-making prowess are worthy highlights in his first offering in over two years. By Aron A. January 09, 2025
Music Quavo Faces Pressure To Pay $1 Million Judgment As Vegas Valet Files In Georgia Quavo has failed to pay the money he owes to Las Vegas valet Antonio Hardy, and now, the man is coming to collect. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Oschino Fires Back At Jay-Z Diss Over Drake's "Make Them Pay" Beyonce, Memphis Bleek, and Roc Nation’s CEO catch strays in Oschino’s new freestyle. By Aron A. June 11, 2026
Music Victory Boyd Drops "Telekinesis" Lawsuit Against Travis Scott, SZA, & Future Victory Boyd was previously suing Travis Scott, SZA, and Future for stealing her 2019 demo, however, she has since dropped the suit. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott's Italy Concerts Have Been Canceled Local officials reportedly cited safety concerns and previous concert cancelations to justify axing Kanye West and Travis Scott's July shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music That Mexican OT Calls Bobbi Althoff A "Jackass" In The "OT"-Explained Interview That Mexican OT has built an impressive resume with collaborations with BigXThaPlug, Lil Wayne, and Paul Wall. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Mother Passes Away At 77 Our condolences go out to Fat Joe and his loved ones as these last couple of months have been incredibly rough for the NY rapper. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025