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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 Amid Rory's alleged racist old tweets controversy, DJ Akademiks posted pictures of him in public with his child.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025 Music After Gracie Bon made all sorts of allegations about Drake, the megastar has officially clapped back with help from Adin Ross.
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Alexander Cole November 03, 2025 Music YNW Melly's case is already complex, but his path to a more lenient sentence may have just become more difficult and very unlikely.
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Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026 Music Symba told Rory & Mal that he was going to be cooking up a response to J. Cole but the execution of it may surprise you.
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Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026 Music This week, Dame Dash's film company was put up for auction in an attempt to pay off some of his defamation lawsuit judgments.
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Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025 Music The final episode of "Ebro In The Morning" on Hot 97 aired, last week, after the station put an end to the iconic show.
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Cole Blake December 17, 2025 Music Last week, Spotify retracted their claim about Drake boasting the most-streamed song on the platform in a single day in 2026.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026 Pop Culture She has been in court over custody of her and Anthony Edwards child.
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Axl Banks April 08, 2025 Music The AI accusations against Tyga's "$TARFACE" era come from the same artist who allegedly exposed Fenix Flexin's "RUBBERZ."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2026 Music Over the weekend, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock conspiracy theories about Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more.
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Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026 Music 50 Cent is capping off a massively successful year in which he finished as the most-streamed rapper from New York on YouTube.
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Cole Blake December 31, 2025 Pop Culture The internet is currently in a state of shock as Jenelle Evans details that Lil Wayne allegedly wanted to hook up.
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Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Rory While Crashing Out On Him & Mal Amid Rory's alleged racist old tweets controversy, DJ Akademiks posted pictures of him in public with his child.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music "Big Cap:" Drake Responds To Gracie Bon's Allegations After Gracie Bon made all sorts of allegations about Drake, the megastar has officially clapped back with help from Adin Ross.
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Alexander Cole 
Music YNW Melly's Mom Reportedly Wore A Wire To Aid His Trial But It May Backfire YNW Melly's case is already complex, but his path to a more lenient sentence may have just become more difficult and very unlikely.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Symba Delivers Nuanced Response To J. Cole's Alleged Diss With "Father Figure" Symba told Rory & Mal that he was going to be cooking up a response to J. Cole but the execution of it may surprise you.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music 50 Cent Mocks Dame Dash After Film Company Sells For $100 This week, Dame Dash's film company was put up for auction in an attempt to pay off some of his defamation lawsuit judgments.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music 50 Cent Claims He Got "Ebro In The Morning" Canceled The final episode of "Ebro In The Morning" on Hot 97 aired, last week, after the station put an end to the iconic show.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake Fans & Haters Debate Spotify's Correction Of "ICEMAN" Numbers Last week, Spotify retracted their claim about Drake boasting the most-streamed song on the platform in a single day in 2026.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Pop Culture How Many Kids Does Ayesha Howard Have? She has been in court over custody of her and Anthony Edwards child.
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Axl Banks 
Music Tyga Accused Of Using AI On New Album "$TARFACE" The AI accusations against Tyga's "$TARFACE" era come from the same artist who allegedly exposed Fenix Flexin's "RUBBERZ."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music DJ Vlad Delivers Cryptic Update After Satirical Jay-Z Conspiracy Tweet Over the weekend, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock conspiracy theories about Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music 50 Cent Books Three Separate New Year's Eve Gigs 50 Cent is capping off a massively successful year in which he finished as the most-streamed rapper from New York on YouTube.
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Cole Blake 
Pop Culture "Teen Mom" Star Jenelle Evans Recalls Rejecting Lil Wayne After He Allegedly Flew Her Out The internet is currently in a state of shock as Jenelle Evans details that Lil Wayne allegedly wanted to hook up.
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Zachary Horvath