HotNewHipHop https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ The Latest Hip Hop News, Songs, Rap Albums & Music, Gossip & Entertainment News, Sneaker Releases, Sports News, TV & Movies, Interviews, Culture & more Fri, 01 May 2026 22:10:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Alabama Barker Seemingly Introduces N3on To Travis Barker As Her Boyfriend https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993313-alabama-barker-allegedly-dating-n3on Fri, 01 May 2026 22:09:24 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993313 For a bit followers of N3on made the rumor that he was dating Iggy Azalea. But it appears that he's romantically linked to Alabama Barker.

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Alabama Barker, the daughter of Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian, is allegedly dating controversial streamer N3on. The reason folks believe they are a couple is because of a recent moment during one of the latter’s Kick livestreams.

While Alabama, 20, was cooking the 21-year-old N3on food, she said things like, “I just think you’re the best person on Earth.” She also said that “there’s so much more to come” between them and that she’s “never had a man” like him in her life.

Later into the clip, caught by Akademiks TV she talks about how safe she is with him in public and that she doesn’t need security as a result.

Where things get even more interesting is that she appears to introduce N3on as her boyfriend to Travis. She doesn’t state it outright, but it’s sort of implied.

At around the 30 second mark, Alabama Barker excitedly tells her Blink-182 drumming dad that he spent an obscene amount of money on her. “Dad he got me a f*cking Birkin,” she says with glee.

Barker and N3on then dap and exchange pleasantries so it seems he approves of Barker’s alleged new man.

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Was N3on Dating Iggy Azalea?

The clip ends with N3on approving of Barker’s cooking chops. As it stands, it doesn’t seem like the youngsters have confirmed nor denied the rumors.

It would make more sense for them to be dating rather than N3on and Iggy Azalea who’s 35.

Believe it or not, this was an actual rumor, and it started because of how often these two had been collaborating.

The former rapper did shut that down late last year after she posted an ambiguous tweet that kept the rumor going. Weirdly though, N3on showcased a song in front of Young Thug where he rapped, “I wanna f*ck with an Iggy.”

Thug quickly called him out for it given that he’s close with Playboi Carti and that the latter has a kid with her. But with N3on and Alabama, though, we will have to wait and see if their relationship is actually legit.

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Boosie Badazz Calls Out Fredo Bang For Lying About NBA YoungBoy Beef https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993315-boosie-badazz-calls-out-fredo-bang-lying-nba-youngboy-beef Fri, 01 May 2026 21:53:21 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993315 Boosie Badazz spoke on how he, NBA YoungBoy, Kevin Gates, and Fredo Bang squashed beef on a joint FaceTime call.

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Boosie Badazz has had a bit of a rough start to his weekend. After his Atlanta Hawks lost to the New York Knicks and exited the 2026 NBA Playoffs, he has a bone to pick with Fredo Bang for his recent interview comments.

As caught by DJ Akademiks on Instagram, Boosie took to social media to rant about Fredo’s comments on their beefs with NBA YoungBoy and Kevin Gates. They squashed their issues via a joint FaceTime call, but it seems like Bang and Badazz have different versions of the story.

“Fredo, bruh, you got to stop with the false narratives,” Boosie remarked. “Ain’t no truth in what you said. You never had to get YB to call me and I answered the phone. You know that. We was all on FaceTime that day. YB and Gates called me. They added you in the call, bruh. You popped up. They added you on the call. Nobody never said they was calling you or nothing. They added you on the call. And I was f***ed up when I saw you on the call because I ain’t never get on the phone with my old opps, bro.

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Boosie Badazz’s Beefs

“But to say that that’s why I answered the phone, ’cause you got YB to call me, ain’t no truth in that, bruh,” he continued. “Ain’t no truth in that. Then to say that when I see you, I be like, ‘What up, cuh?’ Like, come on, man. If you gon’ go on a podcast, tell the truth. Don’t lie on me. Matter of fact, just don’t say nothing about me. You know what them podcasters be trying to do. Don’t feed into that s**t. Them people messy as f**k. Don’t feed into that s**t. Don’t take that bait from them clowns, bruh. But I ain’t gon’ let you lie on my name.”

After squashing their issues, Boosie Badazz and NBA YoungBoy dropped a collab album titled 225 Business. Their beef began in 2022 when YB dissed Boosie on “I Hate YoungBoy.”

As for Boosie Badazz and Fredo Bang, they have also had tensions. Fredo seemed to call Boosie out for kicking him out of a concert lineup back in 2022.

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Floyd Mayweather Might Lose Passport & Fight Nights Due To Alleged Tax Debt https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993307-floyd-mayweather-might-lose-passport-fight-nights-tax-debt Fri, 01 May 2026 21:31:11 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993307 Floyd Mayweather's upcoming fights overseas could be in jeopardy due to the IRS threatening to revoke his United States passport.

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Floyd Mayweather doesn’t just have to deal with online trolls regarding his alleged financial strain. He has a much larger battle to fight with the United States’ Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to court documents reportedly obtained by The Ring, the boxer might lose out on big fight opportunities due to his alleged tax debt.

The IRS reportedly informed him in late March of its intention to notify the U.S. Department of State and revoke his U.S. passport due to the alleged tax debt. This was about a month before April 23, when Mayweather announced an exhibition match with Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in Athens, Greece set for June 27.

Not only that, but this also follows controversies surrounding Floyd Mayweather’s Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas. That event is currently set for September 19. This tax dispute might also put his unscheduled exhibition bout with Mike Tyson. Plans initially suggested an overseas venue, but the passport issue might complicate things.

Per the documents the publication reviewed, Mayweather allegedly owes the IRS over $7.25 million in liens and levies. In order to prevent the passport revocation and secure his ability to fly for fights overseas, he reportedly could pay the debt in full, reach an installment agreement or settlement with the Department of Justice, prove his tax debt can’t be collected due to financial strain or identity theft, or file for bankruptcy.

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Floyd Mayweather’s IRS Passport Status

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Mar 26, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. watches the game betwene the LA Clippers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect

At press time, it’s unclear if the IRS followed through with their threat or if Mayweather still has a chance to prevent the revocation. It seems like no action came through just yet, but the ball is reportedly in his court now.

Elsewhere, Floyd Mayweather continues to face “broke” allegations, which some celebrities aren’t helping with. Logan Paul recently claimed the boxer still owes him $1.5 million.

Floyd Mayweather denied these “broke” allegations in the past, and we’ll see how his response to the IRS shapes up. Even amid this chaos, he still has a lot of opportunities to make plenty of money and get back on track, if he’s off in the first place. You know the saying: death and taxes.

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The Morning Bang – EP by B.o.B https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993305-the-morning-bang-bob Fri, 01 May 2026 21:25:46 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993305 B.o.B has done a lot of experimenting over the last few years and for this new EP, he's trying his hand at South African music genres.

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B.o.B may not be a commercial darling anymore, but that doesn’t mean that the Georgia rapper, songwriter and producer isn’t doing interesting things. Since going independent, he’s really experimented with other genres and explored how to execute those respective sounds well. On his brand-new, five-track EP, The Morning Bang, the “Airplanes” artist puts his spin on South African genres like amapiano and Gqom. The latter has grown in popularity over the last decade and is essentially the country’s version of electronic dance music. Adding more authenticity points to this release is that B.o.B recorded and produced the tape in native country. Give it a try a below. Note: As of now, it’s not on Spotify but it can be found on Apple Music below or with the link above.

Release Date: April 30, 2026

Genre: Amapiano

Tracklist for The Morning Bang:

  1. Roll Dat Gas (feat. Que DJ & Sherwood And The Loud Pack)
  2. CTS (feat. Money Badoo & Chley)
  3. Incwadi (feat. Que DJ
  4. OT
  5. Dangerous For You (feat. Chley)

Prior to the release of The Morning Bang, B.o.B dropped one single ahead of it called “Incwadi” back on December 5, 2025.

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Remy Ma Allegedly Shades Papoose While On Fat Joe & Jadakiss’ Show https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993301-remy-ma-shades-papoose-fat-joe-jadakiss-show Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:27 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993301 Remy Ma and Papoose faced much drama in their broken-down marriage, and Remy's appearance on Fat Joe and Jadakiss' pod is fanning the flames.

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Joe and Jada has quickly become one of hip-hop’s most notable podcasts, with Fat Joe and Jadakiss chopping it up about everything rap-related today. They recently had Remy Ma on the show, and some fans assume she shaded her ex husband Papoose during one part of their conversation.

As caught by Livebitez on Instagram, Remy criticized how “lyrical miracle” rappers don’t tend to get a lot of money in the industry. Some felt this was a shot at Pap’s lyrical skill and a reference to previous allegations from the femcee about financial mismanagement and money problems.

“I don’t care how nice you are. How spiritual, lyrical, miracle, put them all together,” Remy expressed. “When you get to the point and it’s not creating income, it’s not creating revenue, you’re in your 40s, maybe 50s, and it has not hit, now, what are you do? When it comes to those people, they don’t know how to take it. […] Some people, they don’t have liberty. They really in that studio every day, every night, trying to make a hit, hoping that it changes their life. And some people’s life is just never going to change.”

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Remy Ma Disses Papoose

Remy Ma recently dissed Papoose and Claressa Shields, his girlfriend, on the track “W.Y.F.L.” On it, she seemed to address rumors about Pap ghostwriting for her, and also had bars for the star boxer. “The nerve of n***as claiming that they wrote those hits / When they whole career, they ain’t never ghost wrote s**t / Not for me or anybody else / You always act like you helped a n***a, go help yourself,” Remy rapped on the cut, adding “In competition with herself, I don’t know that b***h / H*es be doing the most over so-so d**k.”

Remy Ma’s other accusations against Papoose include claims about him allegedly pawning some of her jewelry amid financial strain. This is what made the Fat Joe and Jadakiss podcast comments particularly interesting for fans.

But Remy didn’t explicitly name her ex and spoke on a wide-ranging hip-hop topic. So there’s not an outward link here, but the gossip train will always read between the lines.

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Stephen A Smith Expresses How Much He Misses Molly Qerim https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993294-stephen-a-smith-misses-molly-qerim Fri, 01 May 2026 20:57:43 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993294 Shae Cornette has since taken Molly Qerim's place as "First Take's" moderator, but Stephen A Smith misses his friend deeply.

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Stephen A Smith misses his close friend and former First Take host, Molly Qerim, dearly. The sports commentator expressed his profound feelings on Cam Newton’s show Funky Friday. If you watch ESPN‘s flagship program, you probably know that Shae Cornette is the new moderator.

She’s been running things really well for the last couple of months or so and Stephen A Smith has zero complaints. He tells Cam, “[She] is outstanding. She is thorough as hell… and I’m proud to have her.”

But while he values her expertise and hosting abilities, he’s more so talking about Molly through a more personal lense. “She and I are friends,” Smith explains. “I miss her, I got a lot of love for her, [and] she’s very near and dear to me.”

He continues, “Over the last few years she’s confided in me a lot. Trusted me with a lot of things and our friendship only grew. I miss her. I miss her a lot and that’s no shade at Shae… But I’m getting to know Shae ’cause I didn’t know Shae. But I’ve known Molly now for over 11 years…”

Stephen A adds that he doesn’t have the time to just pick up the phone and call her due to his schedule. But he says that she knows that she can always call him for anything and that he’s never going to break off their friendship.

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Was Molly Qerim Fired From ESPN?

He concludes by wishing her well in her other ventures and health wise as he says that she’s battling endometriosis. Folks in the comments of joebuddenclips’ repost don’t feel Smith is/has been a good friend to Molly, though.

Some feel he had all the power in the world to keep her at ESPN. However, Molly wasn’t fired or forced out by the higher ups nor Smith. Instead, Molly decided to resign late last year over a contract dispute.

The Straight Shooter host confirmed this himself on his self-titled program. “Last night, she abruptly resigned as the host of the show,” Smith said back then. “And to say that I’m quite sad about it is an understatement. Molly is a friend, Molly is a co-worker. Molly is somebody that I have leaned on on many occasions in the past, as she has done when it comes to me. We have been partners on the show for the last 10 years. A lot of times some of these things happen, and it’s just uncomfortable to see…”

Additionally, some are still running with the rumor that they were secretly an item even when Molly was married to Jalen Rose. Rumors like these will never truly go away, even though Smith has denied in the past that there was anything going on like that between them.

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Wait What – Song by A!MS with ZieZie & Ramz feat. Liilz & Brodie https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993296-wait-what-aims-ziezie-ramz-liilz-brodie Fri, 01 May 2026 20:30:15 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993296 A!MS, ZieZie, Ramz, Liilz, and Brodie dropped "Wait What" on A!MS' "Peak Season" last year, and it's gaining more momentum.

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A!MS is getting ready to drop the deluxe version for his Peak Season album from last year, and the single version of the album’s standout cut “Wait What” is leading the charge. On it, the British-Cypriot artist enlists fellow U.K. rap standouts ZieZie, Ramz, Liilz, and Brodie of Leon & Brodie. They all trade sharp and confident bars with dynamic and malleable flows. They all lock in very well on this cut, and as the single gains traction, we can expect more greatness coming soon. All these artists are known as “The Splash Gang,” and they certainly made their splash. We’ll see if they drop more material soon ahead of the Peak Season deluxe.

Release Date: May 1, 2026

Genre: U.K. Hip-Hop

Album: Peak Season

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Love You Better – Song by Layla Rey https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993291-love-you-better-layla-rey Fri, 01 May 2026 20:15:09 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993291 If you're looking for a complicated but earnest EDM-pop cut about romantic tension, Layla Rey's "Love You Better" is here to please.

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Layla Rey is putting out a new album called Love At First Lust soon, and her new single “Love You Better” is leading the charge for it. It’s an EDM-pop track with an entrancing house beat, soaring and dynamic vocals, and plenty of catchy melodies to keep the dance floor going. It’s a complex but earnest reflection on romantic tensions, wanting to let someone in your life, but not being able to heal old wounds. The performance builds on itself towards a climactic moment, and it never loses sight of its energetic mission. Layla Rey’s “Love You Better” crystallizes all those complicated emotions into a cathartic dance cut. We hope there’s even better material on the way.

Release Date: May 1, 2026

Genre: EDM/Pop

Album: Love At First Lust

Quotable Lyrics from Love You Better

Love you better,
I wanna, love you better,
Give you more than my past ever let me

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Drake’s “Take Care” Rolex Sells For Half A Million Dollars At Auction https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993282-drake-take-care-watch-sells-half-a-million Fri, 01 May 2026 20:04:02 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993282 Drake sported this one-of-one timepiece on the cover of "Take Care" and in the music video for "Marvin's Room."

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A unique item from Drake and his Take Care era has just sold for a pretty penny. WatchPro, a leading watch industry publication, reports that the rapper’s diamond and gold Rolex GMT-Master II has sold for an astounding $500,000 at auction.

The source shares that Wind Vintage, a Palm Beach retailer that specializes in vintage and luxury timepieces, listed it on their website for said price. What’s more is that the one-of-one Rolex watch sold for five times the original market value.

It makes sense considering that Drake’s name and the acclaimed album are attached to it. The Canadian icon wore the stunning accessory on his wrist for the lavish cover of Take Care. In addition, you can see it on him during the “Marvin’s Room” music video.

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Image via WatchPro

On top of that, this watch was huge for his once burgeoning OVO brand. As you can see in the photos, the OVO owl is on the back. It’s been the logo since day one and it’s only grown in value as Drake’s career has progressed.

The outlet also points out that watch collectors prefer pieces like this to be unpolished. That happens to be the case here.

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Image via WatchPro

Eric Wind, the founder of Wind Vintage, spoke to WatchPro about the massive sale and the growing market for collector items like this in the watch space.

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“It is an interesting time in the watch field and one that I felt was coming for a long time: watches have become more of a passion investment category with new records continually being broken for outstanding vintage and independent watches while at the same time a significant portion of the Swiss watch industry seems to generally be struggling in selling watches.”

While Drake will probably not see any sort of compensation for this sale, it does at least speak to the value him and this record have.

Hopefully, he’ll be able to come through with another project like that in a couple of weeks when ICEMAN releases. It hits streaming services on May 15 and will be his first solo record in nearly three full years.

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North West Affirms Her Love For Jesus Despite Her “Dark” Aesthetic https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/993283-north-west-affirms-love-jesus-dark-aesthetic Fri, 01 May 2026 20:00:30 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=993283 North West has been putting out gritty new music and donning eye-catching fashion, but she doesn't think that impedes on her religious views.

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North West has grown her celebrity from the first daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to a burgeoning artist in her own right. She recently released the N0rth4evr EP, which joins her goth-like fashion moves in fans’ conversations around her aesthetics and outlook on life.

Most fans are just congratulating North on this journey and celebrating her music, but it seems like others are more critical of her art and style sense’s “dark” direction. In a social media clip caught by No Jumper on Instagram, she seemed to respond to a fan asking if she loved Jesus. The 12-year-old made references to the assumptions people are making about her aesthetics, which she thinks doesn’t reflect her religious views.

“‘Do you love Jesus?’ Of course I love Jesus,” she explained. “That’s my lord and savior. People be thinking I’m dark and stuff, but… I’m really not.”

Given her father’s strong connection to Christianity in his music and his explorations of religion, this answer is unsurprising. This is one of many similar conversations to sprout up around a lot of different artists. Whenever they present more gothic or dark aesthetics, some folks immediately point to devil worship. But this is clearly a presumptive oversimplification that usually isn’t that deep.

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North West’s new music has been captivating fans for a while now thanks to snippets and singles that shocked fans with her talents. Via the N0rth4evr EP, she’s working in a pretty rage-adjacent space right now, mixing in elements of aggressive electronic sub-genres, rock and metal forays, and more.

North West even dropped new merch to celebrate, so she’s building out her career as a brand, not just as an artist. With this in mind, we’re sure more presumptive conversations will emerge around her image and aesthetics. But in the face of all that criticism, it seems like North will pay it no mind.

We will see if she faces even more of this in the future or if fans eventually cool down with their aesthetic policing. Maybe Ye’s daughter can drop a “Jesus Walks” or “Ultralight Beam”-type track in the future to ward off the critics…

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