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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 Bad Bunny's performance continues to divide the internet and that includes musical artists like Mase who wasn't a fan.
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Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026 Music Drake and Lil Uzi Vert were so close to dropping their first-ever song together a few years ago called "At The Gates."
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Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026 Music Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top.
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Cole Blake February 09, 2026 Music Recently, several OVO x McDonald's posters were spotted in Drake's hometown of Toronto, prompting fans to speculate.
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Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026 Music Pharrell Williams won the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys last night and fans are rioting over his speech.
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Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026 Music Symba told Rory & Mal that he was going to be cooking up a response to J. Cole but the execution of it may surprise you.
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Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026 Politics Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths at the hands of ICE and USBP have caused debates around Drake's "ICEMAN," which Dennis Graham questioned.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026 Music During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year.
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Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026 Music 50 Cent barely drops music anymore, so having him return to the booth to diss Jim Jones and Fabolous could've been either cringe or amazing.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026 Music Kanye West's classic "Through The Wire" has received tons of success. However, the earnings from it have been compromised.
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Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026 Music Following "Birthday Blizzard '26," J. Cole will be releasing his long-awaited album, "The Fall-Off," next month.
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Cole Blake January 28, 2026 Music Kanye West was joined by North West, Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs, and over 40,000 fans at the first of his two Mexico shows.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Mase Echoes Chris Brown's Super Bowl Message While Trashing Bad Bunny's Performance Bad Bunny's performance continues to divide the internet and that includes musical artists like Mase who wasn't a fan.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Lil Yachty Responds To Fan Claiming He Stopped A Drake & Lil Uzi Vert Collab Drake and Lil Uzi Vert were so close to dropping their first-ever song together a few years ago called "At The Gates."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Kanye West Would Beat Drake In “Verzuz” Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake Fans Suspect He Has A McDonald’s Celebrity Meal On The Way Recently, several OVO x McDonald's posters were spotted in Drake's hometown of Toronto, prompting fans to speculate.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Pharrell Williams Ticks Fans Off For Not Mentioning Chad Hugo During Grammy Speech Pharrell Williams won the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys last night and fans are rioting over his speech.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Symba Delivers Nuanced Response To J. Cole's Alleged Diss With "Father Figure" Symba told Rory & Mal that he was going to be cooking up a response to J. Cole but the execution of it may surprise you.
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Zachary Horvath 
Politics Drake's Dad Dennis Graham Defends "ICEMAN" Title Amid Recent Shootings Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths at the hands of ICE and USBP have caused debates around Drake's "ICEMAN," which Dennis Graham questioned.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music 50 Cent Says He Almost Responded To Jim Jones, Fabolous & More On Mixtape 50 Cent barely drops music anymore, so having him return to the booth to diss Jim Jones and Fabolous could've been either cringe or amazing.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kanye West Hasn't Seen A Single Dollar From "Through The Wire" Kanye West's classic "Through The Wire" has received tons of success. However, the earnings from it have been compromised.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Charlamagne Tha God Argues J. Cole's Bars About JID Are Hypocritical Following "Birthday Blizzard '26," J. Cole will be releasing his long-awaited album, "The Fall-Off," next month.
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Cole Blake 
Music Kanye West Brings Out North West & Diddy's Son Pulls Up To Mexico Concert Kanye West was joined by North West, Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs, and over 40,000 fans at the first of his two Mexico shows.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 