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Music HotNewHipHop's 2025 Staff Wish List HotNewHipHop's staff wish list for 2025 includes musings about artificial intelligence, sampling, and the death of streaming. By HNHH Staff February 07, 2025
Music Rod Wave Denies Stealing Boosie Badazz Sample: "Find You A Hobby F**k Ni**a" Boosie's bitter attitude about Rod repurposing his lyrics has several MCs weighing in. By Hayley Hynes November 21, 2023
Music Sting Openly Praises Juice WRLD's Sampling Of "Shape of My Heart" Sting reverts to an appreciative tone over Juice WRLD's sampling of "Shape of my Heart." By Devin Ch April 24, 2019
Music Mac Miller & Wiz Khalifa's Classic Mixtapes May Hit Streaming Services Soon From "Faces" to "Kush & Orange Juice," the list of classics runs deep. By Mitch Findlay July 27, 2018
Music Russ Recounts Not Clearing An Old Sample Costing Him Up To A Milli Russ achieved fame in Atlanta with his debut single "What They Want." The song would land him a deal with Columbia Records. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 06, 2025
Music Young Guru Defends Young Producers Sampling Early 2000s Hits Young Guru puts things into perspective. By Aron A. May 25, 2022
Beef Boosie Badazz Calls Out YG For Allegedly Interpolating One Of His Songs Without Asking YG is the latest rapper to find himself being called out by Boosie. By Lavender Alexandria November 21, 2023
Music NLE Choppa Sued By Rodney-O Over "Who TF Up In My Trap" There is no official date on when NLE will go to court. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2023
Pop Culture MLK Jr.'s Daughter Supported Justin Bieber's New Album Prior To Sampling Criticism Bernice King thanked Justin publicly for his support. By hnhh March 22, 2021
News Kendrick Lamar Sued For Sample Used On His 2009 Self-Titled EP Kendrick Lamar is being accused of sampling a Bill Withers song without permission on a track off the "Kendrick Lamar EP." By Angus Walker April 14, 2016
Music Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday 2”: Best & Worst Samples Nicki Minaj is no stranger to sampling, so her frequent incorporation of preexisting tracks comes as no surprise. By Wyatt Westlake December 21, 2023
Music Lizzo Blasts Sampling Laws As "Racially Charged" Policing Of Black Creatives Lizzo recalled the origins of hip-hop, its disadvantage against established industry genres, and early sampling controversies in the genre. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025