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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 It's unclear if these new Hot 97 hosts will take over Ebro's morning slot, but either way, Joe Budden and Funk Flex might have a lot to say.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025 Music B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026 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 Music JAŸ-Z and Eminem shared the stage tonight at Yankee Stadium for night two, which featured an homage to "The Blueprint."
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Alexander Cole July 11, 2026 Music Cardi B is finally giving fans more insight into her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" which drops on Friday.
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Cole Blake September 15, 2025 Music One way or another, Drake's going to be doing numbers.
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Aron A. May 15, 2026 Streetwear Drake added a new "Where She At?" t-shirt to his Amazon storefront, widely seen as a shot at A$AP Rocky over Rihanna.
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Ben Atkinson June 25, 2026 Music Imani Imani releases her debut project "Papercut."
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Aron A. June 02, 2026 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 The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host bluntly and comically clowned Drake for not getting revenge on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025 Music In the midst of 21 Savage trying to heal the Atlanta rap scene, him and Future butted heads for a short minute on Twitter (X).
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Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Joe Budden & Funk Flex React To Hot 97's New Hosts After Ebro's Departure It's unclear if these new Hot 97 hosts will take over Ebro's morning slot, but either way, Joe Budden and Funk Flex might have a lot to say.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Pleasure P Speaks On Slick'em Hound's Absence From Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
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 
Music JAŸ-Z Brings Out Eminem To Perform "Renegade" At Yankee Stadium JAŸ-Z and Eminem shared the stage tonight at Yankee Stadium for night two, which featured an homage to "The Blueprint."
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Alexander Cole 
Music Cardi B Finally Reveals Star-Studded Features For New Album "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B is finally giving fans more insight into her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" which drops on Friday.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake’s Bound To Break Yet Another Billboard Record With Three Album Releases One way or another, Drake's going to be doing numbers.
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Aron A. 
Streetwear Drake's New "Where She At" T-Shirt Sparks Speculation About A$AP Rocky Beef Drake added a new "Where She At?" t-shirt to his Amazon storefront, widely seen as a shot at A$AP Rocky over Rihanna.
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Ben Atkinson 
Music Kendrick Lamar’s pgLang Announces Latest Signee Imani Imani releases her debut project "Papercut."
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Aron A. 
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 Ebro Darden Speaks Out After Mero Lands Hot 97's New Morning Show The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
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Cole Blake 
Music Joe Budden Calls Drake A "B*tch" After Losing To UMG On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host bluntly and comically clowned Drake for not getting revenge on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 21 Savage & Future Hop On FaceTime After Swapping Subliminal Disses In the midst of 21 Savage trying to heal the Atlanta rap scene, him and Future butted heads for a short minute on Twitter (X).
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Zachary Horvath