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Music XXXTENTACION's Father Thanks Kendrick Lamar For His Support Of X's Career Kendrick Lamar is a big fan of XXXTENTACION's album "17," and X had previously thanked K.Dot for the support, as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2024
Music “Verzuz” To Return With Explosive Cash Money Vs. No Limit Records Battle The official return of "Verzuz" is scheduled to take place live at ComplexCon Las Vegas on October 25, 2025. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Fans Are Split On Her Surprise Performance With Kanye West Considering Kanye West's past bigotries, fans don't know how to feel about Lauryn Hill performing with Ye last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Vince Staples Depicts Mass Shooting In "Blackberry Marmalade" Music Video Vince Staples' new single "Blackberry Marmalade" is about racism in the United States and violent responses to (and from) its corrupt system. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music The Game Responds After Being Exposed For Using Same Pick-up Line On Multiple Women The Game is still trying to find love and making things worse is that his go-to pick-up line isn't working. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Scru Face Jean Talks Coming Up In Nebraska, Balancing Rap & YouTube, And Becoming A Focal Point Of The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean about his love of battle rap, his YouTube career, and his future music plans in this exclusive interview. By Alexander Cole January 31, 2025
Music XXXTentaction's Son Recreates His Dad's Iconic Hairstyle Since XXXTentacion's passing, his fan base has been keeping up with his family, particularly the growth of his son, Gekyume. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Dame Dash & Lyor Cohen Beef: A Timeline Of Feud This decade-long beef doesn’t look like it’s letting up soon. By Demi Phillips March 26, 2024
Original Content The Art Of "Doggystyle": How Snoop Dogg's Cover Shaped Hip-Hop Album Art How Darryl "Joe Cool' Daniel's album artwork for Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" has influenced generations of hip-hop artwork. By Sanibel Chai November 22, 2019
Original Content Breakout Artists Of 2017 Find out which breakout star made the most noise in 2017. By Matt F December 18, 2017
Music Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” To Face Off Against Cardi B’s “Am I The Drama?” Yesterday, Young Thug dropped a seven-minute track called “Man I Miss My Dogs," apologizing to his loved ones. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Fans Torch Rapper After New Snippet Bites Yeat's Sound Playboi Carti is really trying fans' patience with the rollout for his album, and now they have started to criticize the rapper's music. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025