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Music Lil Durk Finally Gets His Wish As Murder-For-Hire Case Takes A Turn Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when authorities charged him with murder-for-hire for an alleged incident involving Quando Rondo. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music BIA Claps Back At Megan Thee Stallion For Laughing At Cardi B's Diss Track BIA and Cardi B's recent lyrical exchange followed a feud between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj that's still coming up today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Under Fire For Dissing His Own Son The mother of one of NBA YoungBoy's several kids, Arcola, recently took to social media to put him on blast. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Offset Unveils Facial Injuries After Alleged Fight With Lil Tjay Offset is currently in the hospital recovering from a shooting that took place outside of a Florida casino earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Does Future Really Have More Classics Than Kendrick Lamar? In the latest HotNewHipHop video essay, we break down how Future and Kendrick Lamar embody two competing models of greatness: era-defining atmosphere versus meticulous album architecture. By Aron A. March 27, 2026
Music Xzibit & Ex-Wife Krista Joiner Ends The Back-And-Forth By Finalizing Their Divorce Xzibit became an established actor after music with roles in XXX, Empire, Pimp My Ride, and Gridiron Gang with The Rock. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 01, 2025
Music Blueface Explains Why He Needs Three Girlfriends Blueface knows how to start a debate online and his logic behind needing three girls in his life is doing just that. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock & Blueface Trade Blows After She Gets Jumped In Compton Chrisean Rock recently got into a fight in Compton, which led Blueface and many others to speculate about gang culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Proves Parenting Critics Wrong With Adorable Clip Of Daughter Sexyy Red is shutting haters down. By Caroline Fisher August 30, 2024
Music K. Michelle Confirms She’s A Married Woman While Addressing Career Struggles Ahead Of Country Album K. Michelle has been fighting for acceptance from Country music before Beyoncé entered with Cowboy Carter. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 21, 2025
Music Cardi B Poses Nude For "Press" Cover Art, Shares Song Teaser "Press" drops tonight. By Aron A. May 30, 2019
Original Content Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" Is The Culmination of Hip-Hop's Punk & Metal Obsession Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" is filled to the brim with punk and metal aesthetics that make this album a unique experience. By Alexander Cole January 01, 2021