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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 With all the talk about the recent Verzuz battle, Chris let us know who he'd be willing to go head-to-head with.
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Lawrencia Grose June 26, 2022 Music How did Ice Spice get famous? Here's what we know.
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Jefferson Varner February 27, 2023 Music J. Prince's appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast found the Rap-A-Lot Records' CEO detailing his history with law enforcement, and how he became a target after attempting to become independent of the music industry and major labels.
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Rose Lilah December 23, 2020 Music Nick Cannon and Kehlani took to social media to mourn the loss of rapper Ryan Bowers, who died by suicide after recovering from a police shooting last year.
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Lynn S. July 19, 2020 Music Dax is not about to let the Tory Lanez incident shake him.
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Mitch Findlay February 12, 2019 Music Twitter reacts to $crim's SOS on Twitter, revealing the group's myriad of "unspecified" problems.
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Devin Ch September 29, 2018 Music Comethazine shares his harrowing "first smoke" experience in an informative episode of "How To Roll."
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Mitch Findlay February 21, 2019 Music Who knew J. Cole's real name was "Julius Coleslaw?"
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Alex Zidel August 31, 2018 Music According to The Alchemist, the highly anticipated Mobb Deep album is on the way, produced by himself and Havoc.
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Devin Morton August 03, 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 Drake dropped the song as the lead single from his highly-anticipated new album, "Iceman," which is dropping later this year.
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Cole Blake July 22, 2025 Music Kodak Black was previously engaged to Mellow Rackz, and this is seemingly fueling his beef with NBA YoungBoy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Pop Culture Chris Brown Says He's Willing To Do A "Verzuz" Battle With Usher, Talks Going Against Drake With all the talk about the recent Verzuz battle, Chris let us know who he'd be willing to go head-to-head with.
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Lawrencia Grose 
Music How Did Ice Spice Get famous? How did Ice Spice get famous? Here's what we know.
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Jefferson Varner 
Music J. Prince Details How DEA Targeted Him, Suge Knight & Irv Gotti Over Black-Owned Distribution Business J. Prince's appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast found the Rap-A-Lot Records' CEO detailing his history with law enforcement, and how he became a target after attempting to become independent of the music industry and major labels.
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Rose Lilah 
Music Nick Cannon, Kehlani Mourn Death Of Rapper Ryan Bowers Nick Cannon and Kehlani took to social media to mourn the loss of rapper Ryan Bowers, who died by suicide after recovering from a police shooting last year.
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Lynn S. 
Music Dax Talks Tory Lanez Confrontation, Shares Lessons Learned Dax is not about to let the Tory Lanez incident shake him.
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Mitch Findlay 
Music $uicideboy$ Dispel Rumors They Split Due To Ruby Da Cherry's "Personal Wellness" Twitter reacts to $crim's SOS on Twitter, revealing the group's myriad of "unspecified" problems.
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Devin Ch 
Music Comethazine Reflects On Weed-Induced "Derealization" On "How To Roll" Comethazine shares his harrowing "first smoke" experience in an informative episode of "How To Roll."
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Mitch Findlay 
Music Cardi B As "Cardigan Backyardigan" & Other Artists' "Real Names" Is Latest Meme Who knew J. Cole's real name was "Julius Coleslaw?"
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Alex Zidel 
Music The Alchemist Confirms That New Mobb Deep Album Is Finished According to The Alchemist, the highly anticipated Mobb Deep album is on the way, produced by himself and Havoc.
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Devin Morton 
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 Drake's "What Did I Miss?" Falls 6 Spots On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake dropped the song as the lead single from his highly-anticipated new album, "Iceman," which is dropping later this year.
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Cole Blake 
Music NBA YoungBoy & Mellow Rackz Link Up In Paris Amid Kodak Black Drama Kodak Black was previously engaged to Mellow Rackz, and this is seemingly fueling his beef with NBA YoungBoy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares