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“FEFE” just became one of the most shocking RIAA revisions in modern history after losing three Platinum certifications and Nicki Minaj’s official credit. WTH? AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe And….they allegedly removed Nicki Minaj’s credit from the song as well. Can we unpack this? 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj just made Hip-Hop history in a strange way. Their song “FEFE” has been officially demoted and stripped…

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Google escalated its war with Penske Media Corporation by announcing that YouTube will stop submitting streaming data to Billboard charts starting January 16, 2026. The move marks a dramatic new front in the ongoing battle between the tech giant and the media conglomerate that owns Billboard, Rolling Stone and Variety. YouTube’s global head of music and Hip-Hop veteran Lyor Cohen said the platform refuses to accept Billboard’s methodology that weights subscription streams higher than ad-supported streams. “We believe every fan matters and every play should count equally,” Cohen wrote in a blog post on Wednesday. The dispute comes just months…

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Jim Jones wired $200K in back rent after 50 Cent threatened to buy their podcast building, ending the immediate eviction threat. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe 50 Cent announced that Jim Jones wired $200,000 in back rent after threatening to buy the building that houses their podcast. The G-Unit mogul had been feuding with Jones and his co-hosts over their criticism of his Netflix documentary…

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Cardi B transformed hairstyle memes into viral comedy by posting an AI portrait of herself as Martin Van Buren. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Cardi B turned a wave of online teasing about her hairstyle into a viral moment by posting an AI-generated image of herself as former U.S. President Martin Van Buren. The rapper clowned herself just hours after memes about her dramatic sideburns…

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Chrisean Rock has started the painful process of removing her Blueface tattaoo.On Tuesday (Dec. 16), Chrisean went on Instagram Live to document the laser tattoo removal. In the video, she yelled out in pain and cried, but ensured the women doing the procedure that she was OK. “Jesus!” she cried out. “It burns.”She also posted a message about her emotional attachment to the tatt. “Removing the tattoo from my face was a huge accomplishment for me,” she wrote in her IG Story. “I didn’t realize how emotionally attached I was to it until today. Letting it go released so much…

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Young Thug is taking stock of hip-hop’s current moment, and his verdict is blunt. The Atlanta rapper believes the genre is falling short of its creative potential, arguing that too many artists are comfortable while culture and technology continue to evolve at full speed. In his view, rap feels stalled, and the gap between innovation and output is becoming harder to ignore. Asked about the ongoing tension between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, Young Thug framed the rivalry as a distraction rather than inspiration. In a widely circulated video, he said, “I’ve always wanted to create this kind of music, but…

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Roc Nation management faces lawsuits from two models over billboard ads allegedly violating their image use agreements. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Megan Thee Stallion is once again at the center of legal tension as two New York models filed lawsuits against Roc Nation for allegedly misusing their images on billboards promoting her Hot Girl Summer swimwear line. Models Janelle Delacruz and…

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Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda have stories to tell. And that’s a gross understatement considering what they’ve experienced being more than 20 years deep in the game. After touring around the world for the better part of a decade alongside their friend and rap ace, 50 Cent, the hilarious New York rappers are headed into 2026 by launching their new podcast, The Real Report. Yayo and Murda pull up to XXL’s Talk It Up series, powered by DistroKid, to discuss the unique way the podcast came to fruition, Uncle Murda’s painstaking process behind his yearly track “Rap Up” and much more with a whole…

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Bronx rapper Kay Flock, whose legal name is Kevin Perez, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison this week following his conviction in a sweeping racketeering case. The ruling includes five years of supervised release and comes after a jury delivered its verdict in March. Perez is 22 years old. Federal prosecutors said the case centered on a series of violent acts connected to gang activity, including attempted murder and firearms charges. Authorities framed the prosecution as an effort to disrupt ongoing retaliation cycles that they said endangered residents and destabilized neighborhoods throughout the Bronx. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton…

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