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Music Diddy Prosecutors Want Cassie’s Testimony Completed Today Due To Her Pregnancy Despite being in her third trimester of pregnancy, Cassie has taken the stand every day of Diddy's trial so far. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Apple Music Reveals Top 10 Albums On 100 Best List: A Breakdown The controversial Best 100 Albums list has finally drawn to a close with the top 10. By Demi Phillips May 23, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Diddy For Hitting Cassie, Reveals Worst Part Of The Assault Video Boosie Badazz labeled Diddy "sick" in response to the footage of him appearing to kick Cassie. By Cole Blake May 28, 2024
Music Akon Suggests T-Pain's Career Dwindled Because He "Confined His Music To Urban" Akon signed T-Pain to Konvict Music many years ago and discussed why the autotune icon has reportedly stalled. By Erika Marie August 25, 2020
Music Diddy Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges In Criminal Case Diddy's highly-publicized criminal case is ramping up as his May 5th trial date quickly approaches. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Reviews Rapsody "Please Don't Cry" Album Review Patience is the best virtue that "Please Don't Cry" exemplifies, and Rapsody uses that process to achieve sonic and spiritual focus. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2024
Music Rihanna Attends ASAP Rocky's Trial With Their Kids As Closing Arguments Begin Rihanna continues to support ASAP Rocky amid his legal issues. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Music HotNewHipHop's 2025 Staff Wish List HotNewHipHop's staff wish list for 2025 includes musings about artificial intelligence, sampling, and the death of streaming. By HNHH Staff February 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Catalog Suffers Massive Radio Drop As Criminal Trial Kicks Off Jury selection began in Diddy's criminal trial on Monday morning in New York City and will last the rest of the week. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Trae Tha Truth Drops Emotional Song Dedicated To Missing Daughter It's heartbreaking to hear. By Elias Andrews December 17, 2024
Songs Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign Team Up With Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti For "Carnival" Kanye West referenced Taylor Swift on his new song, "Carnival." By Cole Blake February 10, 2024
Music Kid Trunks Reveals He Has Chest Cancer & COVID-19 Kid Trunks reveals he had a near-death experience after being diagnosed with chest cancer and testing positive for COVID-19. By Alex Zidel January 03, 2022