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Music "The Life Of Pablo" Marked The Old Kanye In His Final Form In the decade since The Life of Pablo, the gap between the artist fans once loved and the provocateur Ye has become has grown increasingly clear. By Aron A. March 05, 2026
Music Drake Sparks Jet2holidays Collab Rumors With New Tour Photo Dump Drake is currently making his way around Europe and the UK on his tour alongside his "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" collaborator, PartyNextDoor. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Held In Contempt Again After Being Uncooperative During Third Deposition Tory Lanez may be trying to send a message, but he's also not making things easier for himself as he faces more legal penalties. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music Ice Spice's Manager Denies Leaking Cardi B's Intense Phone Call Cardi B has had a wild day today, with the catalyst of the craziness being a leaked phone call where she threatens to beat up Ice Spice. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Rihanna Shows Just How Tired RZA & Riot Are Of Her Road Trip Antics Rihanna has shared a lot of motherhood insights online, and fans can't get enough of her adorable sons with A$AP Rocky. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music GELO Claps Back At Cam'ron In XXL Freshman Freestyle LiAngelo Ball, known artistically as GELO, has come a long way from his hooping days in this breakout year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Takes Aim At Kendrick Lamar Amid Hip-Hop's Mainstream Decline DJ Akademiks doesn't appear to be a fan of Kendrick Lamar these days, especially with the lack of big-time hip-hop releases. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Sports Cardi B Trolls The Chargers After Stefon Diggs' Huge Playoff Win With The Patriots Cardi B's boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, helped the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Young Thug Laments How His "Real Brothers" Hurt Him In Cryptic Message Young Thug's latest tweet quotes his new song "Blaming Jesus," but fans wonder if there's more context to his message. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Politics Petition Demanding Nicki Minaj's Deportation Reaches 70K Signatures Nicki Minaj has been facing tons of backlash for her voicing her support for conservative politics in recent months. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Dthang Arrested In Miami On Gun Charges Dthang has been arrested in the past for alleged possession of marijuana, cocaine, and a firearm, among other charges. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026