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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 With Meek Mill questioning the mental health of people these days, DJ Akademiks had to weigh in with his own thoughts.
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Alexander Cole October 10, 2026 Music Nick Young and Kendrick Lamar are cousins, so you can imagine where Young stands on the Drake and Lamar beef.
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Alexander Cole October 08, 2026 Music Rihanna fans have been waiting for "R9" for 10 years now, and while there is no release date, there are songs in the vault.
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Alexander Cole October 07, 2026 Music Drake could have been up for a Grammy this year, especially given his three new albums, but the artist has stuck to his guns.
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Alexander Cole October 05, 2026 Music LUCKI suffered a neck laceration during a fight at ComplexCon yesterday, which was allegedly between his and Playboi Carti's entourages.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026 Music Drake has previously spoken out about his dislike of the term "tricking," a conversation Victoria Monét also chimed in on.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2026 Music OutKast's lawsuit against Ovrkast highlights the uneasy boundaries between cultural influence, identity, and intellectual property in a genre built on borrowing from the past.
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Aron A. October 01, 2026 Music Drake has been dissed before, but seldom do these disses come from fellow Canadian artists like The Dotted Line.
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Alexander Cole October 01, 2026 Music 50 Cent recently gave his take on the recent report that Diddy was watching the Netflix documentary about him in prison.
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Alexander Cole September 30, 2026 Music A new NBC report suggests Diddy has been living the good life in prison, and that he even has nude photos on his phone.
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Alexander Cole September 30, 2026 Music Cam'ron doesn't believe for a second that Jay-Z and Roc Nation are struggling to find a Super Bowl halftime performer, as rumors suggest.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026 Politics A new Pennsylvania program from REFORM Alliance will help young adults on probation train for union careers.
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Erika Marie September 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Meek Mill For Saying "People Are Losing Themselves Mentally" With Meek Mill questioning the mental health of people these days, DJ Akademiks had to weigh in with his own thoughts.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Nick Young Gives Cousin Kendrick Lamar Some Advice Amid Drake Beef Nick Young and Kendrick Lamar are cousins, so you can imagine where Young stands on the Drake and Lamar beef.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Rihanna Reveals How Many Unreleased Songs She Has In The Vault Rihanna fans have been waiting for "R9" for 10 years now, and while there is no release date, there are songs in the vault.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake Lives His "Make Them Know" Raps And Refuses To Submit "ICEMAN" For A Grammy Drake could have been up for a Grammy this year, especially given his three new albums, but the artist has stuck to his guns.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Playboi Carti & Ken Carson Perform At ComplexCon After Alleged LUCKI Fight LUCKI suffered a neck laceration during a fight at ComplexCon yesterday, which was allegedly between his and Playboi Carti's entourages.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake Reacts To Victoria Monét's Comments About "Tricking" Drake has previously spoken out about his dislike of the term "tricking," a conversation Victoria Monét also chimed in on.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music This Isn't The First Time OutKast Sued Over A Name OutKast's lawsuit against Ovrkast highlights the uneasy boundaries between cultural influence, identity, and intellectual property in a genre built on borrowing from the past.
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Aron A. 
Music Drake Hilariously Responds To Bizarre Diss Track From Canadian Artist Drake has been dissed before, but seldom do these disses come from fellow Canadian artists like The Dotted Line.
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Alexander Cole 
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy Watching "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" In Prison 50 Cent recently gave his take on the recent report that Diddy was watching the Netflix documentary about him in prison.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Diddy's Nudes Collection In Prison Leads To Amused Reactions Online A new NBC report suggests Diddy has been living the good life in prison, and that he even has nude photos on his phone.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Cam'ron Laughs At Jay-Z's Alleged Efforts To Perform At The Super Bowl Cam'ron doesn't believe for a second that Jay-Z and Roc Nation are struggling to find a Super Bowl halftime performer, as rumors suggest.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Politics Jay-Z’s REFORM Alliance Expands Job Training For Young Adults On Probation A new Pennsylvania program from REFORM Alliance will help young adults on probation train for union careers.
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Erika Marie