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 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$AP Rocky will finally be releasing his long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," on Friday, January 16.
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music Hot 97 announced that Mero will be taking over the morning time slot on Hot 97 with his new show, "Mornings with Mero."
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Cole Blake January 13, 2026 Music Neither Lizzo nor GRC Trust provided further details about the terms of the settlement they reached on Friday.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music Mary J. Blige says fans can expect "theatrical" performances from her "My Life, My Story" Las Vegas residency.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music "Helicopter$" is the latest single from A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops this week.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Sports Cardi B's boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, helped the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Pop Culture Celina Powell has been making tons of headlines for her claims about Offset on social media in recent weeks.
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Pop Culture Teyana Taylor has been receiving tons of recognition for her role as Perfidia Beverly Hills in "One Battle After Another."
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 TV Snoop Dogg was on stage to present Amy Poehler with the first-ever award for Best Podcast for her show, "Good Hang."
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Cole Blake January 12, 2026 Music The video has been circulating online after Fivio Foreign confirmed he's checking into rehab in a recent post.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026 Music 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release, last year, and will be spending the next three months behind bars.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026 Music Bruno Mars' upcoming project, "The Romantic," will mark his first solo studio album since dropping "24K Magic" in 2016.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026 Pop Culture Amanda Seales' rant about Joe Budden comes after she shared a fiery criticism of Charlamagne Tha God, last month.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026 Music A$AP Rocky also shared a music video for "Punk Rocky" featuring appearances from Winona Ryder, Thundercat, and more.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026 Music 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release in 2025 and will spend the next three months in jail.
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Cole Blake January 07, 2026