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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 Tyler, The Creator was recently spotted walking through New York City with a friend, prompting a response from DJ Akademiks.
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Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025 Music The investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose body was found dead in a Tesla registered to D4vd this month, continues.
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Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025 Music In a resurfaced interview, 21 Savage was asked whether or not he thinks Drake and Kendrick Lamar could ever squash their beef.
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Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025 Music Kanye West has been claiming that "Bully" would drop on Friday, and now, we finally have a tracklist for the project.
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Alexander Cole March 25, 2026 Music Kanye West fans aren't happy about the album not dropping but what fans were able to hear at the listening party is sparking debate.
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Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026 Numbers Drake's "ICEMAN" is going into its third week on the charts, and for now, it is showing no signs of slowing down.
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Alexander Cole June 03, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks used the 50 Cent and T.I. beef to make a larger point about Atlanta hip-hop versus New York rap.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026 Music Drake recently gifted Akademiks an OVO chain following the release of "ICEMAN."
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Aron A. June 13, 2026 Music 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025 Music Drake and Kendrick Lamar remain at odds, while Drizzy clearly still feels some type of way about Spotify after his beef.
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Alexander Cole December 22, 2025 Music Offset recently had a conversation with DJ Akademiks where he offered up some details of his now infamous run-in with Lil Tjay.
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Alexander Cole April 08, 2026 Music With Labor Day coming up on Monday, this is going to be a light weekend for new hip-hop albums and songs, but big artists are still dropping.
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Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Puts DJ Akademiks On Blast Over Boyfriend Rumor Tyler, The Creator was recently spotted walking through New York City with a friend, prompting a response from DJ Akademiks.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Chilling Security Footage Shows Celeste Rivas Roaming Lake Elsinore Before Disappearance The investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose body was found dead in a Tesla registered to D4vd this month, continues.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music 21 Savage Reveals His Stance On Rap Beef When Asked About Drake & Kendrick Lamar In a resurfaced interview, 21 Savage was asked whether or not he thinks Drake and Kendrick Lamar could ever squash their beef.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Kanye West Unveils The Tracklist For "Bully" Kanye West has been claiming that "Bully" would drop on Friday, and now, we finally have a tracklist for the project.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Listening Party Is Causing Uncertainty Amongst Fans Kanye West fans aren't happy about the album not dropping but what fans were able to hear at the listening party is sparking debate.
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Zachary Horvath 
Numbers Drake's "ICEMAN" Receives Monstrous Third-Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is going into its third week on the charts, and for now, it is showing no signs of slowing down.
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Alexander Cole 
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Only One Atlanta Rapper Can Beat New York In A "Verzuz" DJ Akademiks used the 50 Cent and T.I. beef to make a larger point about Atlanta hip-hop versus New York rap.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Akademiks Reacts To Trap Lore Ross's Video Claiming Drake’s OVO Is A Gang Drake recently gifted Akademiks an OVO chain following the release of "ICEMAN."
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Aron A. 
Music 6ix9ine Seemingly Justifies Paying For Nicki Minaj Collab To Go Number One 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake Subs Kendrick Lamar & His Enemies With Petty Dig At Spotify Drake and Kendrick Lamar remain at odds, while Drizzy clearly still feels some type of way about Spotify after his beef.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Offset Confirms Whether Or Not Lil Tjay Shot Him Offset recently had a conversation with DJ Akademiks where he offered up some details of his now infamous run-in with Lil Tjay.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, September 4, 2026 With Labor Day coming up on Monday, this is going to be a light weekend for new hip-hop albums and songs, but big artists are still dropping.
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Alexander Cole