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Music 50 Cent & Papoose Keep Trading Blows With Petty AI Videos And Attacks What's most ironic about this 50 Cent and Papoose beef is that Pap actually wants 50 to respond to another rap beef instead of his trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Elliott Wilson Doesn't Want Jay-Z To Forgive Kanye West Amid Kanye West's reunions with Big Sean and Kid Cudi, Elliott Wilson is hoping Jay-Z doesn't reconcile with Ye after years of tension. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026
Sneakers Chris Brown Laces Up The Air Jordan 7 "Miro" In Toronto Chris Brown wore the Air Jordan 7 "Miro" during a recent stop on The R&B Tour in Toronto, showing off the rare colorway on stage. By Ben Atkinson August 15, 2026
Music Destroy Lonely Announces Release Date For "Broken Hearts 3" Destroy Lonely is the last artist to drop a tape from the Opium collective this year, so maybe they were saving the best for last. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Politics Kanye West Explains “White Lives Matter” Stunt In New Documentary Clip The new documentary about Kanye West from director Nico Ballesteros, "In Whose Name?," hit theaters on Friday. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025
Music Cam Coldheart's Family Allegedly Believe He Was Drugged Before His Sudden Death The family of DaBaby's rap rival believes the rapper's mysterious death may not have been an accident. By Madusa S. April 27, 2021
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 Maino Argues 50 Cent & G-Unit "Got Spanked" By Jimmy Henchman Maino and his fellow "Let’s Rap About It" podcast hosts have been feuding with 50 Cent for months. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Pop Culture Jimmy Kimmel Ruthlessly Clowns Nicki Minaj & Donald Trump's Friendship Jimmy Kimmel ripped into Nicki Minaj for kissing Donald Trump's "big white a*s" to get his namesake Gold Card to expedite her citizenship. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music Dame Dash's Bankruptcy May Not Be Enough To Protect Him From Millions In Judgements Unfortunately, the hits keep on coming for Dame Dash even though he's drowning in $25 million in debt. He filed for bankruptcy in September. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Sports Freddie Gibbs Is Stunned After MSG Labels Him “High Risk” A new report reveals MSG's surveillance practices. By Aron A. July 10, 2026