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Music Rick Ross Faces Backlash Over Kendrick Lamar Impression On “Set In Stone” An unfortunate miss in a rather stellar catalog. By Aron A. July 17, 2026
Music Drake’s Right-Hand Man, Chubbs, Gets Engaged Drake's close confidant Chubbs kicked off 2026 by proposing to his partner Zizi after roughly six years together. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Lil Durk Found Not Guilty On All Counts After a full day of deliberations, the jury in the Lil Durk case has officially come to a verdict pertaining to the murder for hire charges. By Alexander Cole September 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks & 6ix9ine Have Drastically Different Takes On Saweetie Escorting Allegations Recently, Saweetie's alleged ex-manager Maybach Mayy took to social media to accuse her of escorting and owing her money. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music JT Drops Scathing Cardi B Diss Track On Akademiks, Escalating Rap Beef JT releases a fiery diss track aimed at Cardi B, premiering on Akademiks amid their ongoing feud. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Original Content The 25 Best Rap Albums Of 2026 So Far Counting down the best rap albums of 2026 so far is no easy task, but once again, HotNewHipHop has done its best. By HNHH Staff July 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Shows Love To JAŸ-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows Gabriel Moses' art direction left an impression on Ye. By Aron A. July 14, 2026
Music Tupac, Eric B. & Rakim's Classic Albums Are Now In The Grammy Hall Of Fame Tupac's "All Eyez On Me" and "Paid In Full" by Eric B. & Rakim join new Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees like Alice Coltrane and Funkadelic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Streetwear Jay-Z Rocks 30 Years Of Legacy New Era Yankees Hat In Rehearsals Jay-Z was seen rehearsing in a custom Yankees fitted cap ahead of his Reasonable Doubt anniversary concerts. By Ben Atkinson July 08, 2026
Music Drake Mocks Rick Ross' Ticket Sales After Tony Yayo & Uncle Murda Defend 50 Cent Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda responded to Rick Ross' 50 Cent disses, and Rozay also has his Drake beef to handle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Disgusted With Gucci Mane Over His Pooh Shiesty Diss Track So far, the reactions to Gucci Mane's Pooh Shiesty diss track are less than favorable, and Boosie Badazz is piling on. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music 6ix9ine's New Mugshot Surfaces Online As He Begins His Jail Sentence 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release, last year, and will be spending the next three months behind bars. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026