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Original Content Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne's Top 10 Collaborations A look back at the best collaborative projects to come from the hip-hop mainstays. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery November 29, 2018
Music J. Prince Net Worth 2023: What Is The Rap-A-Lot Icon Worth? A self-made icon who transcends hip-hop, delving into activism and varied business ventures. A look at J. Prince's legacy. By Jake Skudder September 21, 2023
Music Kanye West Takes Love For Hitler To New Levels As He Recites One Of His Speeches In Front Of Crowd Kanye West's adoration for one of the most infamous leaders in all of human history is way out of hand now. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Music 25 Of G-Eazy's Best Guest Verses With G-Eazy's knack for absolutely nailing the purpose of a guest verse over the years, the Oakland native has long mastered the art of collaboration. By KC Orcutt May 21, 2017
Music Lizzo Praises SZA While Saying She Doesn't Have Many Industry Friends Just because you see Lizzo outside with a another celebrity doesn't mean they're friends in real life...except for SZA. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Calls Out DJ Akademiks & Tory Lanez Affiliate For Inappropriate Comments To 15-Year-Old These are some pretty disturbing clips. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Relationships Rod Wave Apologizes After His Ex And Current Girlfriend Get Into Nasty Verbal Scrap Rod Wave's mother of his two children was not having it after one of his current girlfriend's friends threw shade at his ex's looks. By Zachary Horvath March 25, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Blames The Creation Of OnlyFans On His Infamous Sex Tape Ray J went full butterfly effect. By Elias Andrews June 05, 2024
Music Anthony Fantano Rips Drake's "ICEMAN" Apart After Release Hoax Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop previously trolled Drake fans by claiming "ICEMAN" would drop much sooner than expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music Ice Spice’s Mom Goes Viral As Fans Lose It Over New Selfie Based on a newly-surfaced photo of Ice Spice and her mother Charina Almanzar, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Alleges Saucy Santana Made Nasty Comments About Blue Ivy And North West Nicki Minaj is now taking aim at Saucy Santana, claiming that he made disgusting comments about Blue Ivy Carter and North West. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025