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Get the latest hip-hop and rap music news as it happens! Browse recently published articles covering artist updates, album drops, collaborations and trending stories on HotNewHipHop. Music This text message from Kendrick Lamar is when Hit-Boy really knew that the Drake battle was "light work" for the Compton lyricist.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025 Original Content Kevin Gates has a history of getting as nasty as he wants on wax. We're highlighting some of his most explicit records from through out his career.
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Robert Blair June 14, 2022 Music Rick Ross and 50 Cent have been trolling each other on social media more and more in recent months.
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Cole Blake July 30, 2025 Music JT has officially taken her beef with Cardi B to the booth, dropping two new singles in "Keep Coming" and "No Hook."
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Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025 Music In the past few years, speculation has repeatedly surfaced that ScHoolboy Q told J. Cole to exit the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026 Music Kanye West has been pretty quiet about "BULLY" and its whereabouts so who knows when this album is actually dropping at this point.
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Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025 Music Rick Ross was one of many artists who dissed Drake in 2024 following years of collaboration and camaraderie.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026 Original Content Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album.
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Aron A. September 19, 2025 Music Kanye West's concert announcement comes as he's been promising to release new music for fans at some point this week.
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Cole Blake June 19, 2025 Music Given the amount of collaborations Drake and Rick Ross have, it's hard for both artists to escape the shadow of the other in a live setting.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026 Music Lil Baby previously told Charlamagne tha God on his "Out of Context" interview series that he and Gunna have "no relationship."
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Cole Blake November 12, 2025 Music Rod Wave was apparently supposed to have a verse on "Blaming Jesus" off of the new Young Thug album "UY SCUTI."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Hit-Boy Recalls Surprising Text From Kendrick Lamar The Day "Not Like Us" Dropped This text message from Kendrick Lamar is when Hit-Boy really knew that the Drake battle was "light work" for the Compton lyricist.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Original Content Kevin Gates' Freakiest Songs Kevin Gates has a history of getting as nasty as he wants on wax. We're highlighting some of his most explicit records from through out his career.
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Robert Blair 
Music Rick Ross Offers To Buy 50 Cent's Son A Puppy As Feud Intensifies Rick Ross and 50 Cent have been trolling each other on social media more and more in recent months.
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Cole Blake 
Music JT Drops A Second Single Seemingly Dissing Cardi B Again JT has officially taken her beef with Cardi B to the booth, dropping two new singles in "Keep Coming" and "No Hook."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music J. Cole Addresses Rumor That ScHoolboy Q Intervened In Drake & Kendrick Lamar Battle In the past few years, speculation has repeatedly surfaced that ScHoolboy Q told J. Cole to exit the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kanye West Delays "BULLY" For A Fifth Time Kanye West has been pretty quiet about "BULLY" and its whereabouts so who knows when this album is actually dropping at this point.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Rick Ross Sends Drake A Peace Offering: "I Don't Want To See You Lose" Rick Ross was one of many artists who dissed Drake in 2024 following years of collaboration and camaraderie.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album.
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Aron A. 
Music Kanye West Announces Yeezy Season Performance In Slovakia Kanye West's concert announcement comes as he's been promising to release new music for fans at some point this week.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake Finally Chimes In On Rick Ross Performing Their Collabs Without Him Given the amount of collaborations Drake and Rick Ross have, it's hard for both artists to escape the shadow of the other in a live setting.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lil Baby Seemingly Disses Gunna On New Track "Otha Boy" Lil Baby previously told Charlamagne tha God on his "Out of Context" interview series that he and Gunna have "no relationship."
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Cole Blake 
Music Young Thug Firing Members Of His Team For Axing Rod Wave's "UY SCUTI" Verse Rod Wave was apparently supposed to have a verse on "Blaming Jesus" off of the new Young Thug album "UY SCUTI."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares