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Crime YNW Melly’s Double Murder Retrial Delayed Until 2027 YNW Melly is accused of murdering his two friends, YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser, in a deadly shooting back in 2018. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Music A Guide Through Houston’s Rap Scene With Paul Wall: On “The Great Wall," That Mexican O.T & Metro Boomin Collaboration From Rap-A-Lot and Street Military to Megan Thee Stallion and Don Toliver, Paul Wall traces the roots of Houston’s vibrant sound and looks forward to its evolution. The People’s Champ tells HotNewHipHop why Trump’s presidency impeded the release of “The Great Wall,” how That Mexican O.T. made him rerecord his verse, and why working with Metro Boomin reminds him of his days on Swishahouse. By Aron A. January 18, 2024
Sneakers Kobe Bryant's Family Rock Custom Nike Kobe 10 Protros Vanessa and Natalia Bryant honored Kobe Bryant's legacy in custom Nike Kobe 10 Protros at this year's Mamba Invitational. By Ben Atkinson August 11, 2026
Music Feds Plan To Use Yella Beezy’s Lyrics And Boosie Badazz Shooting To Build Case In Mo3 Murder Trial Federal prosecutors plan to use Yella Beezy’s lyrics, alleged gang ties, and the Boosie Badazz shooting to build their case in the Mo3 murder trial. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music Wack 100 Checks DJ Akademiks Over Blueface Theft Allegations Recently, DJ Akademiks accused Wack 100 of stealing money from Blueface, prompting the music manager to set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Pop Culture Rich Paul Wants Drake & LeBron James To Reconcile Drake recently dissed Rich Paul's client LeBron James on his new album "ICEMAN" following LeBron's support of Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Streetwear Future Was Spotted Wearing Drake's NOCTA Brand In New Studio Teaser Future was spotted wearing Drake's NOCTA brand in a teaser, fueling speculation about a collaboration on Drake's upcoming "Iceman" album. By Ben Atkinson April 22, 2026
Relationships Blueface Draws Backlash After OnlyFans Model Twerks On His Kid's Bed Blueface has been dealing with a lot of romantic drama these days, whether that's dumping Hazel-E or blasting the mothers of his kids. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Streetwear Latto Twerks To New Davido "UNAVAILABLE" Remix In A Gold String Bikini All of Latto's recent releases have become huge hits. By Hayley Hynes August 19, 2023
Music Kanye West "Vultures:" Backstreet Boys Never Gave Full Permission For "Everybody Sample" Ye might have some work to do. By Alexander Cole December 12, 2023
Reviews Joyner Lucas "ADHD" Review After a two-year-long rollout, Joyner Lucas has finally come through and delivered his ambitious and diverse "ADHD" album. By Mitch Findlay April 02, 2020
Original Content The Legacy Of Future's "Codeine Crazy" "Codeine Crazy" is one of trap music's lasting contributions. By Luke Hinz May 21, 2018