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 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:53:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 Kanye West’s Former Employee Is Now Seeking $1.2 Million https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002041-kanye-west-employee-legal-fees Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:51:22 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002041 Anthony Saxon Netelkos previously won $140K from Kanye West in March, but now he is seeking even more for his legal fees.

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Kanye West has been through his fair share of legal battles over the past few years. One of which includes a battle against a former employee by the name of Anthony Saxon Netelkos.

The man had been suing Ye for not providing him with workers’ compensation insurance. After years of litigation, Ye finally lost the case and was ordered to pay the man $140K. However, according to TMZ, Netelkos is now looking for upwards of $1.2 million, as he believes he is entitled to lawyers’ fees.

Netelkos claims to have paid for 740 hours’ worth of lawyer labor, stating that the case lasted three years. Meanwhile, his legal team is hoping for a 1.75 multiplier to be applied by the court, as the case was complex.

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Kanye West Faces More Litigation

Mar 16, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; American rapper Kanye West watches action between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics in the second quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

In this new court filing, Netelkos’ legal team claims Ye was using dirty tricks during the case, which ultimately delayed the proceedings. This subsequently led to more hours and a more complex case for Netelkos to win. Now that Netelkos has won the case, they believe they have a realistic claim to the fees.

It’s a tough situation for Ye, albeit an even tougher one for Netelkos, who had to go through a grueling fight with someone with lots of money and resources. A judge has yet to rule on the latest motion, while Ye has not made any comments.

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Ebro & Peter Rosenberg Get Into A Yelling Match Over Investment Money https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002038-ebro-peter-rosenberg-fight-on-air Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:16:25 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002038 Following a successful weekend at Yankee Stadium, Ebro and Peter Rosenberg found themselves in a screaming match.

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Ebro and Peter Rosenberg have worked with one another for many years now. Overall, these two helped build the morning show at Hot97 alongside Laura Stylez. More recently, they have gone independent with The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show.

This new enterprise has captured the attention of the hip-hop world positively. During this weekend’s Jay-Z concerts at Yankee Stadium, Ebro revealed he received numerous compliments on what he and his two co-hosts were doing. One of those compliments even came from LeBron James.

However, today’s episode of The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show wasn’t so positive. We say this because Ebro and Rosenberg found themselves in the midst of a yelling match. Things got out of hand during a conversation about investments and how Ebro and Rosenberg aren’t in the same rooms.

Rosenberg argues that he doesn’t have the mindset for networking and seeking investment opportunities. Ebro then said that Rosenberg doesn’t have “money to invest.” Rosenberg took that phrasing to heart and felt as though Ebro was trying to disrespect him. The two men then began calling each other bitches and hoes.

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Ebro Vs. Peter Rosenberg

Laura Stylez tried to be the mediator in all of this, although both men continued to raise their voices at one another. Rosenberg maintained that he does have money; it’s just that he puts it in the bank as opposed to networking with random investors.

Ebro said his phrasing doesn’t make a difference and that Rosenberg is being sensitive. While Stylez agreed that Ebro’s phrasing was disrespectful, she felt as though both co-hosts were being “assholes.”

The clip has started to spread on social media. Although some believe this is simply a wrestling work, something that Rosenberg knows like the back of his hand. We’ll see if this situation affects their working relationship going forward.

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Judge In Lil Durk Case Scolds Prosecution And Grants Motion To Sever Charges https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002035-lil-durk-judge-scolds-court Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:49:51 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002035 Lil Durk is about to go on trial for murder-for-hire, and with his legal team fighting hard, he is gaining some ground.

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UPDATE: The judge has granted Durk’s motion to sever the Chicago and Atlanta allegations from his upcoming murder-for-hire trial. This information comes courtesy of Nancy Dillon.

Lil Durk is set to go on trial for alleged murder-for-hire in Los Angeles on August 20. However, in recent weeks, the prosecution has been adding to the case. For instance, the prosecution wants an alleged murder in Chicago and an alleged shooting in Atlanta to be part of the trial.

Today, Durk was in court with his legal team, consisting of Brian Steel, Drew Findling, Christy O’Connor, and Marissa Goldberg. They were there to argue that the “sweeping new charges” were added too late, and that his legal team was left with very little time to prepare their defense. They were there to argue that the allegations should be severed from the case, and at the very least, be placed in a different trial altogether.

According to Nancy Dillon of Rolling Stone, that decision is going to come later today. However, what is known right now is that the judge had some harsh words for the prosecution and even scolded them during today’s proceedings. Based on Dillon’s assessment, there is a good chance the Chicago allegations will be taken out of the trial.

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Lil Durk Ruling To Come Later Today

The final decision will be made later today. Simply put, fans will have to wait a few hours before a decision is finally made. That said, this is still good news for Durk and his case.

While speaking to the media, his lawyers appeared quite happy with the judge’s assessment, stating that there were some thorough dealings in the court.

Of course, this is an incredibly important trial for Durk, whose life is on the line. If convicted, he could be facing upwards of life in prison.

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Travis Scott Sued For Battery & False Imprisonment Over 2024 Yacht Incident https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002028-travis-scott-sued-battery-false-imprisonment Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:51 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002028 After being arrested for a yacht incident in Miami in 2024, Travis Scott is now facing a lawsuit from some of the boat's employees.

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Travis Scott is currently facing a civil lawsuit stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred in Miami back in 2024. If you remember, the artist had been arrested for disorderly intoxication and trespassing. However, the charges were eventually dropped.

Prior to the arrest, Travis Scott allegedly got into an altercation with multiple workers on a yacht, including the captain. Now, those yacht workers are suing him for damages. They are alleging the superstar artist committed battery, assault, and false imprisonment.

According to TMZ, things went south when Scott made it known that he wanted to take a Jet Ski from the yacht. The captain told him no, as he felt as though the rapper was too intoxicated. This subsequently led to Scott’s alleged meltdown.

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Another Travis Scott Lawsuit

Feb 7, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Rapper Travis Scott is seen on the court after an NBA game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Scott allegedly told the captain to go to a Marina. He then jumped off the boat onto some docks, which left the other passengers and workers stranded for 30 minutes. When the artist returned to the boat, he allegedly confronted the captain, who had ended the session. The suit alleges that Scott attacked the captain and threatened to kill him. When security intervened, Scott allegedly fired his guard on the spot.

Subsequently, Scott was accused of assaulting multiple marina workers. They even say he shouldered a woman into a nearby table. These are very serious allegations, and Scott could be on the hook for some serious damages, if the court rules in the plaintiffs favor.

Stay tuned to HNHH for updates on this developing situation.

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38 Spesh Eviscerates Jadakiss, Fat Joe & DJ Khaled Over “The Aroma” https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002026-38-spesh-responds-jadakiss-fat-joe-dj-khaled Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:13:59 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002026 38 Spesh isn't a fan of "The Aroma."

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38 Spesh isn’t having it after the release of Fat Joe’s “The Aroma” with Stove God Cooks and Jadakiss, who seemingly responded to the Rochester MC’s recent comments. During an interview with BagFuel, 38 Spesh unleashed on Joe, Jada, and DJ Khaled for attempting to go at him on the song. Spesh’s first concern surrounded the content of the song, in which they’re describing the aroma of drugs.

“To sit there and have 50-year-old men making a song about the aroma of drugs is not too appealing, my n***a,” Spesh said. “Like you should be making songs about the prescription drugs y’all taking to stay alive and sh*t… You n***as should be rapping about peptides and mothaf*cking AARP.”

He added, “We old as a b*tch. Y’all 10-15 years older than me.” Spesh added that even trying to diss him on the record wasn’t bright. “To diss me on it was stupid. A real drug dealer. Y’all gonna diss a real drug dealer?”

Ultimately, though, 38 Spesh had all of the smoke for Jadakiss, who rapped on the verse, “Is this about a verse or is this about a career?”

“Kiss, you spit the verse. You got f*cking Khaled and Fat Joe as your backup dancers. You wearing a book bag that another man gave you,” he said. “Fat Joe, he more happy about your verse than his. DJ Khaled jumping on the couch. He don’t know what’s going on. He just happy to be around n***as.”

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38 Spesh Calls Out DJ Khaled 

Spesh’s criticism of Khaled underscored a common talking point that many people have had over the past few years, including Drake.

“Khaled, do you speak like that when you’re around your Palestinian people, or you just speak like that when you’re around n***as? I wanna know,” he said. “And do you speak animated like that when you’re around your people or is that some sh*t you do around n***as? I wanna know that.”

38 Spesh made it clear that he won’t be backing down in this feud, which, frankly, is quite courageous when you consider that he’s an independent artist going against three artists under the Roc Nation umbrella. 

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NBA YoungBoy Disses Gillie Da Kid & His Late Son YNG Cheese https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002024-nba-youngboy-gillie-da-kid-son-diss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:03:39 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002024 NBA YoungBoy has been going after the likes of Future and all of Atlanta, but now, he has some words for Gillie Da Kid.

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NBA YoungBoy has been in the midst of dissing everyone in the industry. He started by dissing Future late last week, and now, he is aiming at all of Atlanta. People like Doe Boy have clapped back in diss tracks of their own, although that isn’t stopping YB from continuing his lyrical assault.

The artist has been previewing new snippets on social media, and in many of these snippets, he can be heard dissing his peers. In fact, his latest track comes with a diss directed towards Gillie Da Kid. Moreover, the song also has a disrespectful bar about Gillie’s late son, YNG Cheese.

“I had thought about killin’ Gillie but that bitch ain’t kill nothing about his son,” YoungBoy raps.

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NBA YoungBoy Continues To Diss

It is an extremely unfortunate bar, especially when you consider how YNG Cheese, real name Devin Spady, passed away due to gun violence in 2023. This was a truly harrowing and heartbreaking time for Gillie, who was very honest about the emotional toll his son’s death took on him. Now, YoungBoy is trivializing the experience in the name of rap beef.

YoungBoy’s latest diss towards Gillie and YNG Cheese probably won’t go over very well with fans. After all, disrespecting the dead is a line you just don’t cross. Meanwhile, Gillie has mostly stayed out of the limelight throughout YB’s latest actions, which makes the diss that much more bizarre.

This is all quite unfortunate, and we wonder what YoungBoy is going to do next. He seems content with dissing as many people as possible. Whether or not this leads to more diss tracks from his targets, remains to be seen.

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Teyana Taylor Breaks Her Silence On Audio Issues During JAŸ-Z “Extra Innings” Cameo https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002019-teyana-taylor-jay-z-extra-inning-audio-issue Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:36:22 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002019 Teyana Taylor performed "Can't Knock The Hustle" with Jay-Z on Sunday, although audio issues plagued the performance.

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Teyana Taylor was one of the special guests during JAŸ-Z’s third and final show at Yankee Stadium this weekend. The singer got to perform Mary J. Blige’s part on the song “Can’t Knock The Hustle.”

Unfortunately, Taylor’s performance wasn’t what the fans were hoping for. The audio seemed to be glitching in spots, and Taylor’s vocals were off. This led to speculation about what the issue was and if there was anything that could have been done to avoid the problem.

On Monday evening, Taylor took to social media, where she revealed that her earpiece wasn’t feeding in the backing track, which is what led to her performance issues. Regardless, she was very excited about the opportunity.

“The sound & in-ears said “Not today.” But guess what?? The gratitude was louder than any mic could ever be,” Taylor wrote. “I may not have been able to hear a damnnnnn thanggggg. But one thing I could do was SEE. I got to see this lil Harlem girl stand beside the GOAT… in Yankee Stadium… in front of over 40,000 people who showed so much love. If you would’ve told this lil Harlem girl that one day she’d share a stage with JAY-Z in one of the most iconic stadiums in the world….she would’ve never believed you.”

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Teyana Taylor Thanks JAŸ-Z

Taylor went on to say that she was grateful for Hov and his graciousness in allowing her to join him on stage. Given the scope of this concert, it must have been quite the moment for the multi-talented artist.

Father God has a funny way of reminding you just how far you’ve come. One minute you’re caught up in everything that’s going wrong… and the next, He gently reminds you that you’re standing in the middle of a prayer you once whispered as a little girl in Jesus name, Amen,” she continued. “Jay… THANK YOU @jayz for allowing me to be a part of such an iconic night. Thank you for the opportunity, the trust and the honor. I’ll never take moments like this for granted & I’ll carry this one with me forever.”

Let us know what you thought of Hov’s weekend in the comments below.

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Kanye West Shows Love To JAŸ-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002016-kanye-west-jay-z-yankee-stadium-shows Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:29:19 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002016 Gabriel Moses' art direction left an impression on Ye.

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It seems far-fetched that JAŸ-Z and Kanye West will patch up their differences. After all, going after someone’s kids is usually the red line that’s hard to come back from. However, Ye likes to push the boundaries as far as he can, and his previous comments about Hov clearly created friction between the two that can be repaired with a “sorry.” JAŸ said as much during his Roots Picnic Freestyle.

Unfortunately, that falling out meant that Ye certainly didn’t get an invite to grace the stage during JAŸ-Z’s Yankee Stadium concerts. Although there were several Watch The Throne songs on the setlist, Ye was nowhere to be found and we could only chalk that up to the fact that his relationship with Hov is down the drain. 

Still, Kanye evidently has some appreciation for how the show went overall, specifically Gabriel Moses’ art direction. Under Moses’ Instagram post commemorating his work on the show, Ye slid into the comment section with three fire emojis. Perhaps it’s not necessarily because of JAŸ in particular–after all, Hov’s reference to Lance “Un” Riviera was seemingly directed at Kanye–but because of how Moses’ involvement.

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Kanye West Sells Out Albania

In the midst of the Yankee Stadium shows, Kanye West was performing overseas in Albania at a stadium that was created specifically for this event. Although Ye has certainly faced more than enough pushback across European countries that have refused to allow him entry due to his praise for Nazis, Albanian officials defended their decision to host him as a way to boost tourism and avoid national embarrassment. 

Maybe we’ll see Ye publicly apologize to JAŸ in the future. Maybe not. However, fans would certainly love to see the two on stage together once again. 

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Homegrown – Song by Nippa featuring Blxst https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002008-homegrown-nippa-blxst Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:22:24 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002008 UK R&B singer Nippa is back with his latest track, and it comes with a feature from the West Coast's own, Blxst.

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Nippa is a UK R&B artist who has been dazzling fans with his smooth tracks that always contain gorgeous instrumentals, and a ton of heart. On Friday, he delivered yet another one of those songs, this time with “Homegrown.” This time around, Nippa has brought Blxst along for the rise. Stateside, fans know Blxst as a West Coast artist whose melodies have blessed songs by the likes of Kendrick Lamar. Together, these two vocal heavyweights pack a punch, culminating in a song that we will be playing quite a bit throughout the Summer.

Release Date: July 10, 2026

Genre: R&B

Album: N/A

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Is Lil Wayne Mad That He Didn’t Get Invited To JAŸ-Z’s Yankee Stadium Show? https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/1002012-lil-wayne-jay-z-yankee-stadium Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:52:21 +0000 https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/?p=1002012 It would’ve been cool to see them do “Hello Brooklyn” together.

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Another day, another complaint from Lil Wayne. The New Orleans rapper has been doing very little to save his legacy through his God-given talent and far more complaining over missed opportunities. The Grammys were one thing, then there was Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show in Wayne’s hometown.

However, it appears that Wayne’s latest grievance surrounds his exclusion from JAŸ-Z’s Yankee Stadium shows. At least, that’s what fans believe. In a tweet sent out hours after the show ended, Wayne wrote, “What’s understood ain’t gotta be explained. I get it. U got it. Thought we had it. That’s what I get for thinking.”

Sure, it doesn’t say much, but the timing led many to believe that Lil Wayne was expressing his issues about another exclusion from a culturally significant moment. JAŸ has been in Wayne’s corner heavily over the past decade since his fallout with Birdman and Cash Money. However, that doesn’t necessarily guarantee him the opportunities he hopes his legacy will afford him. We will admit that it would’ve been very cool to see the two perform songs like “Hello Brooklyn” and “Mr. Carter” together. 

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Lil Wayne’s Horrible Track Record

The real problem is that Wayne keeps flopping on his own shows. Ignore the fact that Tha Carter VI was entirely underwhelming. The rapper recently failed to show up for the first date of his tour in Maine, claiming that he suffered health issues that prevented him from taking the stage. However, the next day, he appeared at Michael Rubin’s All White Party. Unfortunately, this feels like it’s part of a broader pattern where Wayne fails to show up for his obligations and then complains about it on the internet.

Should JAŸ-Z have brought Lil Wayne out on stage? Let us know in the comments below.

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