Cole Blake
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball. Music J. Cole began taking pre-orders for the vinyl release after sharing a trailer for his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off."
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Music J. Cole finally confirmed that "The Fall-Off" will be arriving next month and pre-orders are already available.
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Relationships Blueface was previously linked to Hazel-E when he got out of prison, last year, but has since begun dating Nevaeh Akira.
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Pop Culture Corey Holcomb was furious at Anton Daniels for accusing him of "d*ck sucking" during their podcast interview.
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Music Cam'ron claims that he wasn't properly compensated for his work on J. Cole's song, "Ready '24," and is taking legal action.
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Music Mero began hosting his own show on Hot 97 on Tuesday morning, following the cancelation of "Ebro in the Morning."
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Music The news comes as fans have been streaming Drake's best albums in anticipation of the release of his next effort, "Iceman."
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Cole Blake January 14, 2026 Politics Fans aren't happy to see Ludacris and Nelly performing at a festival celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated album, "Don't Be Dumb," is finally just days away.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music FBG Duck was shot and killed at the age of 26 during an attack in his hometown of Chicago back in 2020.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music Stephen A Smith was discussing Christian Kirk's performance in the Houston Texans' 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 TV Ari Lennox previously complained about how frequently jokes were directed at the character, Pam, on "Martin."
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music The Game's next Gangsta Grillz mixtape is dropping on Friday, joining several other highly anticipated albums scheduled to drop this week.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music NBA YoungBoy originally announced that his new album, "Slime Cry," is dropping on Friday on his Instagram Story.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Pop Culture Fans think they heard Pooh Shiesty's voice in the background of a video of India Love singing Rihanna's "Needed Me."
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music A$AP Rocky will finally be releasing his long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," on Friday, January 16.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music Hot 97 announced that Mero will be taking over the morning time slot on Hot 97 with his new show, "Mornings with Mero."
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music Neither Lizzo nor GRC Trust provided further details about the terms of the settlement they reached on Friday.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music Mary J. Blige says fans can expect "theatrical" performances from her "My Life, My Story" Las Vegas residency.
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Cole Blake January 12, 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 Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026