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Music Ye's Full Setlist & Special Guests At Night Two Of Chicago Homecoming Shows Kanye West squashed beefs and premiered tracks previously unperformed on this tour at Chicago's Soldier Field last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, September 18, 2026 Tonight is going to be pretty light when it comes to new hip-hop albums and songs, as only a select few artists are dropping. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music Glasses Malone Presses P-Lo For Working With Drake After Kendrick Lamar Beef Glasses Malone and P-Lo's conflict over the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef brought up West Coast debates about the Bay Area and Los Angeles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Music Every Cameo From Drake's "FOMO" Short Film Drake has officially released his "FOMO" short film, and as you can imagine, there were a ton of features within it. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Diddy Alleging Sexual Assault & Trafficking Las Vegas entertainer Julian Sapp claimed Diddy drugged him, forced him to partake in sexual encounters, and secretly recording these acts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Music CEO Grip Of CMG Passes Away, Hip-Hop Pays Tribute CEO Grip was a close associate of Yo Gotti's and a business partner in CMG. His passing has led to tributes from Boosie, YFN Lucci, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music Cardi B Pushes Fan Away Who Tried To Touch Her Rump While Dancing Cardi B made it clear her show at a nightclub was hands-off for attendees. Some folks scolded the fan online while others joked about it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Music Jay-Z Offers His Side Of The Tupac & Biggie Smalls Beef Story As a collaborator of Biggie Smalls' and an admirer of Tupac Shakur's artistry, Jay-Z's personal perspective on their "feud" was curious. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026
Music BloodHound Q50’s Mom Responds To Backlash After Rapper’s Killing The mother of BloodHound Q50 addressed criticism after his killing and warned that strangers did not know the person he was at home. By Erika Marie September 14, 2026
Music Is Kendrick Lamar's Feature Run Hurting Or Helping Him? On HotNewHipHop's latest panel discussion, Aron and I also discussed the Lil Durk verdict and the Vince Staples debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026
Music Lil Durk Gets His Trial Delayed And Secures Bond Hearing In November Lil Durk faces another trial for racketeering and firearm-related charges after his murder-for-hire acquittal last week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music Lil Durk Verdict: Streamers Gather Around Courthouse As Jury Deliberates With the Lil Durk verdict on the horizon, streamers have pulled up to the courthouse where they are waiting for the jury to deliberate. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026