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Offset Shares Christmas Photos Suspiciously Missing Cardi B’s Kids

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Offset spreads holiday cheer to fans on Christmas Day with new family photos that ignite a reaction to the absence of the rapper’s children with Cardi B. In matching Balenciaga, the rap star acknowledges the absence of Cardi’s children in the Instagram post. “Merry Christmas from the Nawf,” he captioned. “Missing a few of my babies in the pic, but y’all already know the love is endless. Family first, always.” Cardi B and Offset are in the middle of a divorce, filed by Cardi over the summer.

While seen partying together a couple of weeks ago for Offset’s birthday. The couple have gone back and forth across social media. Cardi B leaked her husband’s horny text messages, while Offset revealed that the two have continued to be physically involved during the divorce. It is unconfirmed if the couple spent time together for the holidays. The couple share three children together, with Cardi having a newborn in September. Cardi B hasn’t commented on her husband’s post yet.

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Offset Drops Family Christmas Photos Missing Cardi B’s Kids

Naturally, Offset’s caption sparked comments centered around the couple’s divorce. A user acknowledged previous family photos, commenting, “Cardi never excluded anyone from her photos….The pettiness is real.” A similar commented followed. It reads: “he always made sure all the kids were together and looked great. I know they missing her.” Another addressed the negativity. They commented, “I can’t believe yall on this man page with all the negative comments THATS CRAZY!!! Beautiful family king!!! In New York as well, you have beautiful children!”

Last week, Cardi B slammed her husband about revealing their intimacy. “F**k you, b***h,” she said at the time. “I will really violate and crash out for real. Stop. Leave me the f**k alone. I f***ing hate you, I wish you’d die. That’s how much I f***ing hate you, b***h.” Cardi B filed for divorce before but the two reconciled in 2022. Before the divorce announcement, the couple released a video for Cardi’s single “Like That (Freestyle),” directed by her husband.

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YouTuber Trap Lore Ross Drops Lil Durk Documentary Alleging The Rap Star Responsible For Six Deaths

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U.K. YouTuber Trap Lore Ross is best known for his hip-hop-related crime documentaries highlighting Lil Durk and other rap stars such as King Von, YNW Melly, and Young Thug. On December 23, Ross released a four-hour documentary titled The Many Murders of Lil Durk. The video delves into allegations surrounding the Grammy-winning rap star and his tumultuous relationships with his hometown of Chicago. The YouTuber opened the documentary with a disclaimer, asserting that all the content was sourced from public information, including rumors, lyrics, legal documents, and personal opinions.

Lil Durk is currently in federal detainment, facing a RICO case. The rapper would be denied bond with a trial set for January 7. In the documentary, Durk is alleged to have ties to six murders: FBG Duck, FBG Cash, Lul Pab, Jaski, Oil, and Stephon Mack. Ross also explored the killing of Durk’s brother, DThang, who was fatally shot in June 2021. The deaths of Jaski, Oil, and Mack were characterized as deeply personal to Durk, while FBG Duck’s killing was portrayed as more calculated and professional. Durk faces charges of conspiracy, murder-for-hire, and using firearms in a violent crime. Durk reportedly remains in good spirits while detained.

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Trap Lore Ross Claims Lil Durk Responsible For Many Murders In New Doc

The video concluded with a sobering message: “With all the self-incrimination Durk has done in 2023, it’s only a matter of time before people piece things together.” Before the latest documentary, Durk was frequently mentioned in other Chicago-related documentaries by Trap Lore Ross. The YouTuber’s investigations resulted in confrontations with Chicago rappers, asking him to stop documenting the city’s rap stars.

Before his arrest, Durk was set to release his forthcoming album, Deep Thoughts. The rap star’s current legal drama is allegedly in connection to the death of OTF artist King Von in 2020. Von was shot during an altercation with rival Quando Rondo and his entourage outside of an Atlanta nightclub. King Von would succumb to his gunshot wound at the hospital.

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Young Thug’s 2015 Mixtape “Slim Season 2” Arrives On Streaming Platforms

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Young Thug’s Slime Season 2 has officially landed on digital streaming platforms. The 22-track collection opens with the electrifying “Big Racks,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert, and transitions into the viral anthem “Thief in the Night,” a collaboration with the late Trouble. Other standout tracks include “Hey, I,” “Pull Up on a Kid” with Yak Gotti, “Raw (Might Just),” and the emotionally charged “Never Made Love,” marking one of the final collaborations between Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.

Slime Season 2 boasts contributions from Birdman and Shad da God. The production features Metro Boomin, Southside, Supah Mario, and TM88. In 2015, Spin‘s Paul Thompson described the second installment: “Continues to give context and direction as to the rapper’s wealth of unorganized material. This time, it’s constructed with more precision, playing out as one long crescendo.”

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Young Thug Drops Anticipated “Slime Season 2” On DSPs

The mixtape follows news Thug is creating new music. In November, Dora Williams, Young Thug’s sister, informed fans: “My brother is working hard on new music. I promise you won’t be disappointed.” Accepting a plea deal after two years of incarceration, Young Thug faced personal losses. In Fulton County, he sustained the death of four loved ones, including the passing of his sister in 2023. Thug accepted a deal that included 15 years probation and banishment from Metro Atlanta. The rap star made a heartfelt apology to the judge and families involved in the RICO trial after the ruling.

The anticipated reissue includes vinyl pre-orders for all three installments in the series. The exclusive bundle features a custom box, posters, and cards, creating a nostalgic experience for die-hard supporters. Young Thug will feature on Lil Baby’s upcoming album, WHAM (Who Hard As Me), set to drop on Jan. 3, 2025. Thug has been in the studio with T.I., Future, Travis Scott, and Metro Boomin. This week, Thug addressed a leaked jail conversation that included Boxing star Devin Haney’s wife Leena Sayed. Other leaks included Thug talking about Diddy’s assault on Cassie with Mariah The Scientist.

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Wack 100 Advises Drake To Stay Away From Top5 After Reviewing Criminal Record

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Wack 100 suggests Drake distances himself from Top5 again in Monday’s episode of the No Jumper podcast. Wack updates on alleged thumb drive containing potentially damaging information about the 6 God related to Top5 last week. “I read his [Top5] paperwork a little bit,” Wack clarified. “They arrested him for sh*t he said on social media. Part of his arrest for that murder is sh*t he said on social media. He not just saying sh*t about him. He is saying sh*t to implement and implicate Drake. And Drake don’t fit, like what are you doing bro…”

The updates follow Wack 100 and Top5 exchanging words on a DJ Akademiks livestream, with the influencer attempting to mediate the beef. During the livestream, Wack revealed plans to release the information after Top5 denied the claims and insulted Wack’s mother. Top5 stood his ground on the threats. In a previous livestream, Top5 claimed he desired to kill two people, one being Kendrick Lamar.

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Wack 100 Updates Why Drake Should Stay Away From Top5

Mostly known as a content creator, Top5 and Drake’s connection surfaced in September after the blogger thanked the icon for covering his legal fees in a high-profile murder trial. After spending three years behind bars. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice stayed his first-degree murder charge, marking a significant turn in a high-profile case. Drake has not commented on the issues between Wack 100 and Top5. The issues center around Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap battle.

Drake is set to join Adin Ross for a Christmas giveaway livestream on December 26. The event boasts a jaw-dropping lineup of gifts. According to the promotional flyer, three families will receive luxury vehicles, either a Lamborghini or a Mercedes G-Class SUV. Additionally, two winners will have their rent covered for an entire year, while another pair will walk away with $250,000 each. One couple will score a dream vacation, described as “greezy,” courtesy of the Toronto megastar. Drake joining Adin follows the icon appearing on xQc’s live stream last month.

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Ice Spice Performs “Hannah Montana” From The Block But Draws Concerns

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For From The Block, Ice Spice prepared for the release of her debut album’s deluxe edition with a new freestyle in the Bronx. Coming home, Ice performs “Hannah Montana” as the borough holds her down. Showcases her new slim frame, social media voices their concerns in the comments. “Is she ok? What’s going on with the facial expressions,” commented an Instagram user in the Neighborhood Talks comment section.

More concerning comments followed. On YouTube, a user commented on Ice Spice’s lyrics in the freestyle not matching the image. “‘Yeah, I got slim, but I still eat my oats.’ lol I can’t with this,” the user said. The mixed reactions included the song’s repetitiveness, her weight loss, and Latto’s rivalry. “Ice spice looks like she’s bored of her own music,” one user wrote, while another commented, “Sounds like every other song she ever made.” Questioning her passion, a fan wrote, “Did she lose her passion for rapping? Did she ever have one?”

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Ice Spice Freestyle From The Block Draws More Concerns

Throughout 2024, Ice Spice has shared various workout clips to address Ozempic claims. Her appearance has made headlines on numerous occasions. A photo featuring the rap star with Nobu co-owner chef Nobu Matsuhisa surfaced over the weekend led to fans growing more concerned with her weight loss. Ice Spice captioned the post, “Eat at Nobu so much that I ran into him.” The caption led to a fan commenting, “It makes me sad she said in one interview folks talked about how big she was that’s why she started losing weight, and now that she small folks are even extra mean it truly sucks being a woman, and what sucks most of all is majority of women know the feeling but still body shame.”

Y2K!: I’m Just A Girl is the deluxe version of the rap star’s debut album, released over the summer. The new version includes five brand-new songs and features DaBaby, NLE Choppa, and Anuel AA. A nationwide tour with Cash Cobain supported the debut album. Ice Spice and Cobain collaborated on the remix to the hit song “Fisherrr.”

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Top 40 Hottest Hip-Hop Albums Of 2024

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Some of the best hip-hop albums of 2024 were released near the top of the year. However, there is no denying that the last few weeks of the year ultimately restored some balance. Overall, we got projects some from of the most beloved figures in rap. ScHoolBoy Q, Boldy James, Kendrick Lamar, LL Cool J, Future, and many more delivered some sensational albums. Hip-hop fans were truly blessed, and after what many considered to be a down year in 2023, we definitely got treated to some heat in 2024.

With that being said, it is hard to rank all of the albums that came out. However, we wouldn’t be HotNewHipHop if we didn’t at least give it a try. Our staff has been diligently listening to all of this year’s new releases, and they feel very strongly about the entries below. Only time will tell whether or not these picks end up aging like milk. We’re sure our dedicated commenters will be quick to let us know.

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40. Rome Streetz & Daringer – Hatton Garden Holdup

39. FERG – Darold

38. BigXThaPlug – Take Care

37. Larry June – Doing It For Me

36. Quadeca – Scrapyard

35. Duwap Kaine – I Am Not A Human Being

34. Big Sean – Better Me Than You

33. Erick The Architect – I’ve Never Been Here Before

32. RiTchie – Triple Digits [112]

31. Sahbabii – Saaheem

30. Future – Mixtape Pluto

29. Elucid – Revelator

28. Yeat – 2093

27. Navy Blue – Memoirs In Armour

26. Benny The Butcher & 38 Spesh – STABBED & SHOT 2

25. The Alchemist – The Genuine Articulate

24. Roc Marciano – Marciology

23. MAVI – shadowbox

22. Kenny Mason – 9

21. Freddie Gibbs – You Only Die 1nce

20. Bossman Dlow – Mr Beat The Road

19. Chief Keef – Almighty So 2

18. MIKE & Tony Seltzer – Pinball

17. Ab-Soul – Soul Burger

16. Lupe Fiasco – Samurai

15. Jpegmafia – I Lay Down My Life for You

14. Denzel Curry – King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2

13. LL Cool J – The Force

12. Ka – The Thief Next To Jesus

11. GloRilla – Glorious

10. Common & Pete Rock – The Auditorium Vol. 1

9. Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal

8. Boldy James – Penalty Of Leadership

7. Rapsody – Please Don’t Cry

6. Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You

5. Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia

4. Vince Staples – Dark Times

3. Mach-Hommy – #RICHAXXHAITIAN

2. Kendrick Lamar – GNX

1. ScHoolBoy Q – Blue Lips

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Young Thug Reveals Mariah The Scientist’s Reaction To Leaked Jail Call With Leena Sayed

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Earlier this week, footage of Young Thug speaking to Instagram model Leena Sayed during his prison stay leaked online. During their conversation, which reportedly took place in 2022, Young Thug told Sayed to “move on” and “find love” with someone new. This isn’t the only footage from his time behind bars to hit the internet, however. In another phone call, he claimed to have been speaking to up to 10 women each week just to pass the time. Of course, the footage has earned big reactions from social media users. According to Young Thug, his girlfriend Mariah The Scientist isn’t too thrilled about it either.

Today (December 25), the rapper took to X to reveal how the songstress has responded to the debacle. “She so mad, I said merry Christmas and she said thank u [skull emoji],” he wrote simply. At the time of writing, Mariah herself has yet to address the leaked calls. She did, however, receive a public apology from Young Thug last night. “Sorry to my baby for all this bullsh*t on the internet,” Thug tweeted. “Love u baby and f*ck em all we know what’s up with us!” 

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Young Thug Claims Mariah The Scientist Is “So Mad”

Young Thug also claimed that he and Sayed weren’t romantically involved in various posts on Monday (December 23). “Man me and twin was talking bout some whole other serious sh*t, I don’t know y she spoke on loving other people or anything else cause ain giving no f*ck bout no hoes or n***as I’m the capital P lol that’s my twin and nothing else. Never have never will lol,” he explained. “I can have that lil sh*t right now if I wanted it, but she been pushing the p harder then n***as lol that’s the twin…I got who I want.”

As for Sayed, she clarified that her conversation with Young Thug happened before she met her child’s father, Devin Haney. “That video was before I met my bd,” she claimed on her Instagram Story. “I would never talk to Thug or any other man.”

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Finesse2tymes’ 11-Year-Old Artist King Fires Back After Rapper Accuses Him Of Running Away

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Earlier this week, Finesse2tymes hopped online to reveal that his 11-year-old artist and godson FNG King ran away. According to the rapper, the child left because he tried to discipline him for doing things that were inappropriate for his age. “I just want to let the world know that King is no longer with me. So if you see King with guns, you see King shooting dice, you see King in the club, you see King doing grown people sh*t… He’s not with me,” he said.

“I admit,” he continued. “I was with that once upon a time because I understand where King come from. I was. I let him shoot dice, I let him curse, you know what I’m saying? And it got to a point where I was like, ‘this ain’t right.‘” Finesse2tymes went on, claiming that King had started getting disrespectful with adults in the home, prompting him to discipline him by no longer giving him money, taking him to dice games, and more. King, on the other hand, has a different story.

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King Claims Finesse2tymes Tried To Change Him

Recently, the child took to social media to set the record straight, accusing Finesse2tymes of trying to change him. “He never sent me back home,” King began. “He be texting my phone talking about ‘whenever you want to come back and act like a child.’ Bro, you kept me off the internet, bro… You came and got me for who I am and then you’re gonna try and change me for who I am? I am who I am, this is how the internet knows me. And any people who are looking at me as a bad kid, I’m not, I’m an actually great person.”

King also claimed that while Finesse2tymes did help him out, he wasn’t buying him designer clothes or other luxury goods unless he begged for them. Moreover, he says the rapper didn’t even care about what he wore onstage. Finesse2tymes has yet to respond to King’s latest remarks.

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Dame Dash Reveals How Jay-Z Allegedly Prevented Joe Budden From Dropping A Roc-A-Fella Album

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Dame Dash says Joe Budden was supposed to release an album on Roc-A-Fella, but Jay-Z refused to facilitate the deal. He discussed the situation during a new interview with The Art of Dialogue, amid his long-standing feud with his former business partner.

“He [Jay] didn’t want no parts of that sh*t,” Dame said of why an album never came to fruition. When asked what Jay’s issue with Budden was, Dame responded: “What was his issue with everybody bro? He always had an issue. I don’t know. Jay was retiring since Reasonable Doubt. He wanted to get the f*ck away from us since Reasonable Doubt… It was always a problem with anything that kinda like had the potential to be another anchor for us where we didn’t have to depend on him. He didn’t want none of that.”

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Dame Dash Poses With Jay-Z At The 40/40 Club

Damon Dash and Jay-Z during The Launch of Jay Z’s 40/40 Club – Inside Party at 40/40 Sports Bar in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

From there, Dame revealed that he thought he lined up John Legend to sign with Roc-A-Fella, but that fell through as well. Fans on social media have been having mixed feelings about Dame’s comments. On X (formerly Twitter), one user wrote: “People should take lessons instead of hating! Dame wanted a bigger label with more artists and Jay Z simply wanted his own label for him and his crew. They had different ambitions and different goals Dame needs to stop crying about it this happens in business every day!” Others doubted the validity of the story and complained about how frequently Dame discusses Jay-Z.

Dame Dash Speaks On Jay-Z & Joe Budden

Elsewhere in the interview, Dame claimed that Jay “tricked”  Beanie Sigel and “f*cked his life up.” Check out Dame’s full thoughts on Joe Budden and Jay-Z below.

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Tyler, The Creator Surprises Fans By Freestyling Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Hey Now”

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It’s been an exciting year for Tyler The Creator, and it looks like the hitmaker has decided to end it with a bang. Today (December 25), he delivered a fun surprise for his fans just in time for the holidays. In his new “THAT GUY” video, he freestyles over Kendrick Lamar’s track “hey now,” from his album GNX. He’s seen spitting braggadocious bars at various locations in his hometown of Hawthorne, CA, and even references his appearance at Kendrick’s “Pop Out” show in Los Angeles this June.

“Lil bunny hop out, you seen me at the pop out / Pandemonium screaming like they brought pac out / Stop it with the chit chat we airing out the kickback / Big stud energy the way I get my lick back / Hey now say now I’m all about my bands / Sh*t I’m on b*tch you wouldn’t understand,” he raps, per Complex. The self-directed video also features some Odd Future alumni, including Travis “Taco” Bennett, Lionel “L-Boy” Boyce, and Jasper Dolphin.

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Tyler, The Creator Delivers A Fun Holiday Surprise

Tyler’s new freestyle arrives just weeks after he opened up about how his “Pop Out” performance came together during an interview with Billboard. According to him, he wasn’t even planning to go as he was hard at work on his own new material. At the last minute, however, he decided to do whatever it took to make it happen.

“I wasn’t even supposed to go — I was in Atlanta working on this album,” he began. “But I landed that morning and couldn’t miss this sh*t. And I don’t even get FOMO at all, n***a — I’ll go to sleep. But I’m cool with Kenny and Dave [Free] and Tim [Hinshaw] from Free Lunch. So I went home, showered and ran straight there.” He proceeded to perform his 2019 hit “Earfquake” at the event, much to the delight of fans. “I genuinely think I’m better at my R&B singing sh*t as a whole than my rap sh*t,” he told the outlet. “And those are usually my biggest records.”

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