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Music Wack 100 Claims NBA YoungBoy Won’t “Pull A Lil Durk” Over Ben10 NBA Ben10 was recently shot at a restaurant in Houston after a fight allegedly broke out over some chains. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Suge Knight Details Hollywood’s Disturbing Alleged "Boiled Egg Test" Suge Knight made some shocking claims during his recent interview with Chris Cuomo. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2024
Music A$AP Ferg Responds To Funk Flex's Challenge: "You Said You Wanted The Smoke" Funk Flex confirmed that A$AP Ferg has accepted his challenge to release an unreleased song. By Cole Blake September 11, 2022
Original Content Central Cee: Across The Pond Central Cee is making up for lost time after he blew up during a global lockdown. For HotNewHipHop’s November cover story, the “Doja” rapper reflects on his unique position as a frontrunner of the UK drill scene and experiencing another breakout moment across the Atlantic Ocean. By Aron A. November 16, 2022
Original Content DJ Jazzy Jeff Talks "Making Beats" Program, "Fresh Prince" Days, & Reminiscing With Will Smith Hip Hop icon DJ Jazzy Jeff is helping aspiring producers learn the game. He chatted with us about breaking Hip Hop's rules, admiring this generation of beatmakers, & being the same Jeff from Philly (who apparently makes great Kool-Aid!). By Erika Marie April 17, 2023
Original Content The Art Of "Doggystyle": How Snoop Dogg's Cover Shaped Hip-Hop Album Art How Darryl "Joe Cool' Daniel's album artwork for Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" has influenced generations of hip-hop artwork. By Sanibel Chai November 22, 2019
Original Content 10 Rappers Who Have Used Ghostwriters 10 rappers outside of Drake who have used ghostwriters in the past. By Patrick Lyons July 23, 2015
Original Content Crew Love: A$AP Mob Get familiar with A$AP Mob's many members in this new feature, "Crew Love", where we will break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 03, 2014
Music Chet Hanks Confronts Eric André At ComplexCon An old feud resurfaced at ComplexCon when Chet Hanks pressed Eric André over comments dating back to his 2023 show appearance. By Erika Marie October 06, 2026
Sports Blueface Accused Of Pirating Chrisean Rock’s Pro Boxing Debut Promoters say Blueface gave viewers free access to Chrisean Rock’s pay-per-view fight and caused lost revenue in the process. By Erika Marie September 25, 2026
Music Shane Gillis Compares Drake To R. Kelly In Resurfaced Comments After “ICEMAN” What’s The Dirt? continues his deep dive into all things Drake. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Mero Trashes DJ Akademiks For His Attacks Against Hot 97 DJ Akademiks has been clowning Hot 97, Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg, and Mero for a long time, but especially after Mero took over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026