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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 J. Cole says that his newest album, "The Fall-Off," might be the last of his career as he switches his focus.
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Cole Blake February 10, 2026 Music Nicki Minaj complained that she's still paid millions of dollars in taxes over the years.
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Cole Blake September 18, 2024 Music J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units.
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Cole Blake February 18, 2026 Music There's a lot of conversation around J. Cole's new album and comparisons to other new LPs, which Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad wants to question.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026 Music After being behind bars for over a year, Lil Durk and his team finally have a date set so that they can begin campaigning for his freedom.
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Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026 Music Reports of Kanye West performing in India surfaced earlier this year. This will be the second of four global stops on this world tour.
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Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026 Music Fans were heavily speculating that Mike Dean had some sort of issue with Travis Scott when the latter dropped "Jackboys 2."
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Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026 Music Mickey Factz went viral recently for his claim that Lupe Fiasco is a better "lyricist" than Kendrick Lamar.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul September 12, 2025 Music Finesse2tymes has been releasing music under the Mob Ties record label for years now, but it seems like he's frustrated with J. Prince Jr.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026 Music In an adorable new clip, Drake is seen greeting his 7-year-old son Adonis backstage at one of his concerts.
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Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025 Music Judge Michelle Sisco is accused of making "hostile comments" and having "obvious bias" throughout the Foolio murder case.
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Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026 Music According to Charlamagne Tha God, J. Cole's decision to bow out of his battle with Kendrick Lamar marked the end of the "big three."
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Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals He Wants To Focus On Producing For Other Artists J. Cole says that his newest album, "The Fall-Off," might be the last of his career as he switches his focus.
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Music Nicki Minaj Is Still Not A US Citizen Despite Her Best Efforts Nicki Minaj complained that she's still paid millions of dollars in taxes over the years.
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Cole Blake 
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units.
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Cole Blake 
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad Tells Hip-Hop Fans To Stop Being Critics There's a lot of conversation around J. Cole's new album and comparisons to other new LPs, which Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad wants to question.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Date Has Been Revealed After being behind bars for over a year, Lil Durk and his team finally have a date set so that they can begin campaigning for his freedom.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kanye West Officially Announces First-Ever India Concert Reports of Kanye West performing in India surfaced earlier this year. This will be the second of four global stops on this world tour.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Mike Dean Confirms He's On Good Terms With Travis Scott Fans were heavily speculating that Mike Dean had some sort of issue with Travis Scott when the latter dropped "Jackboys 2."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Mickey Factz Answers Mos Def’s Rap Challenge, Factz Enlists Lupe Fiasco & Daylyt To Battle Black Thought & King Los Mickey Factz went viral recently for his claim that Lupe Fiasco is a better "lyricist" than Kendrick Lamar.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Finesse2tymes Demands That J. Prince Jr. Release Him From Mob Ties Contract Finesse2tymes has been releasing music under the Mob Ties record label for years now, but it seems like he's frustrated with J. Prince Jr.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake Shares Wholesome Moment With His Son Adonis Backstage In an adorable new clip, Drake is seen greeting his 7-year-old son Adonis backstage at one of his concerts.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Foolio Murder Case Judge Removed Over Alleged Bias Judge Michelle Sisco is accused of making "hostile comments" and having "obvious bias" throughout the Foolio murder case.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Charlamagne Tha God Claims J. Cole Killed The “Big Three” According to Charlamagne Tha God, J. Cole's decision to bow out of his battle with Kendrick Lamar marked the end of the "big three."
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Caroline Fisher 