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Music Rod Wave Sued By Photographer Over 'Last Lap' Album Cover Copyright The photographer claims Rod Wave used his photograph without permission. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music Sara Rivers Risks Losing Appeal Over Diddy Lawsuit's Dismissal Former Da Band member Sara Rivers accused Diddy of sexual assault, harassment, and more over her "Making The Band 2" tenure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's 7 Best Collabs Vibe with some of A Boogie’s best musical partnerships. By Demi Phillips August 14, 2023
Music Live Nation & The DOJ Reach Settlement In Antitrust Case, Sort Of There's a lot of confusion and anger over the DOJ and Live Nation's agreed upon settlement and it seems this is nowhere near over yet. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026
Music Diddy's Attempt To Drop Prostitution Charges Gets Denied Days Ahead Of Sentencing Date Diddy filed this acquittal motion on September 25, with his legal team arguing it was voyeurism, not prostitution, that he was engaging in. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Is "Surprised I Didn't Die Yet" Living in fear. By Karlton Jahmal July 12, 2020
Music Havoc Reveals One Of His Favorite Prodigy Verses Of All Time Havoc reflects on one of his favorite Prodigy verses of all time, a scene-stealing contribution to a competitive hip-hop posse cut. By Mitch Findlay February 11, 2021
Music 7 Rappers Who Joined The Military A few notable rappers were once men in uniform. By Demi Phillips November 30, 2023
Music Diddy Plans To Address Judge During Long-Awaited Sentencing Diddy was found guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution in July, and faces up to 20 years in prison. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion To Leave “Moulin Rouge” Early Amid Klay Thompson Split Over the weekend, Megan Thee Stallion took to social media to accuse Klay Thompson of being unfaithful to her. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Ice Cube Opens Up About His New Album “Man Down,” Legacy, And The Future Of West Coast Hip-Hop For Day one of HotNewHipHop's 12 Days Of Christmas special, we spoke to the legendary Ice Cube about his new album, and the impact he has left on West Coast rap. By Tallie Spencer December 14, 2024
Music Mariah Carey Hints At A Potential Collab With SZA Ahead Of 16th Album Mariah Carey recently praised SZA during a Mafiathon 3 stream with Kai Cenat earlier this month, so maybe that was our first clue. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025