Cole Blake
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball. Music The "Michael" biopic will be hitting theaters on April 24, 2026, but it's already being panned by critics.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Pop Culture Fans shared tons of supportive messages for Draya Michele after she made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy are facing first-degree murder charges for the death of Julio Foolio.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music J. Cole is coming off of the success of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," while Drake is still working on "ICEMAN."
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music On Tuesday, Drake revealed that he'll be he'll finally be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," in May.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music Doja Cat was playing the first-person shooter game, "Overwatch," during the stream when Kai Cenat showed up.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music Drake confirmed that his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," is dropping on Friday, May 15th.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music Earlier this week, Drake announced that he will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music Luci4 was best known for his hit 2021 single, "BodyPartz," and as a pioneer of the microgenre, "Sigilkore."
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music Fans finally found the release date for Drake's album, "ICEMAN," buried within the ice on Tuesday afternoon.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Drake will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Lil Wayne and Lil Twist originally released the single, "Addict," back in February.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Fans have been trying to destroy Drake's "ICEMAN" sculpture in an effort to get access to the project's release date.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Drake has promised to finally reveal the release date for his highly anticipated new album when the ice melts.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Relationships A$AP Rocky was among several other celebrities who spoke about their relationships with Rihanna for the piece.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Kanye West has been working to repair his relationship with the Jewish community after his antisemitic antics in recent years.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Authorities arrested D4vd and charged him with the alleged murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, last week.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Cardi B embarked on the tour in promotion of her sophomore studio album, "Am I The Drama?," back in February.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Due to “special circumstances” surrounding the charges, D4vd could face the death penalty for allegedly killing Celeste Rivas.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Drake says that he'll finally reveal the release date for his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," when the structure melts.
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Cole Blake April 20, 2026 Politics The move comes after Zohran Mamdani teamed up with Cardi B to promote his universal childcare program, earlier this month.
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Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Music "Michael" Biopic Sparks Debate Over Whether 2Pac's Film Was The Worst Ever The "Michael" biopic will be hitting theaters on April 24, 2026, but it's already being panned by critics.
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Pop Culture Draya Michele Reveals She's Been Attending Culinary School Fans shared tons of supportive messages for Draya Michele after she made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday.
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Music Yungeen Ace's Diss Tracks Played During Foolio's Murder Trial Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy are facing first-degree murder charges for the death of Julio Foolio.
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Music Complex Declares J. Cole Hottest Rapper In The World Over Drake & Kendrick Lamar J. Cole is coming off of the success of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," while Drake is still working on "ICEMAN."
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Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Concept Art Seemingly Hints At A Kendrick Lamar Diss On Tuesday, Drake revealed that he'll be he'll finally be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," in May.
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Music Doja Cat Ignores Kai Cenat's Gift Of 50 Twitch Subs Doja Cat was playing the first-person shooter game, "Overwatch," during the stream when Kai Cenat showed up.
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Music Toronto Mayor Says She's "Excited" For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake confirmed that his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," is dropping on Friday, May 15th.
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Music Joe Budden Expects Drake To Diss J. Cole On "ICEMAN" Earlier this week, Drake announced that he will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15.
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Music Luci4's Cause Of Death Revealed Luci4 was best known for his hit 2021 single, "BodyPartz," and as a pioneer of the microgenre, "Sigilkore."
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Music Toronto's Fire Department Is Melting Drake's "ICEMAN" Installation Fans finally found the release date for Drake's album, "ICEMAN," buried within the ice on Tuesday afternoon.
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Music Eminem Celebrates Being Sober For 18 Years Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result.
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Music Drake's Concept Art For "ICEMAN" Surfaces After Release Date Reveal Drake will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15.
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Music Lil Wayne & Lil Twist Reunite For "Addict" Music Video Lil Wayne and Lil Twist originally released the single, "Addict," back in February.
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Music Drake Reveals Official Release Date For "ICEMAN" Fans have been trying to destroy Drake's "ICEMAN" sculpture in an effort to get access to the project's release date.
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Music When Will Drake's "ICEMAN" Sculpture Finally Melt? Drake has promised to finally reveal the release date for his highly anticipated new album when the ice melts.
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Relationships A$AP Rocky Explains How Rihanna Has "Changed" Since Giving Birth A$AP Rocky was among several other celebrities who spoke about their relationships with Rihanna for the piece.
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Music Kanye West Spotted Leaving Jewish Human Rights Center Kanye West has been working to repair his relationship with the Jewish community after his antisemitic antics in recent years.
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Music D4vd Isolated From Other Inmates In L.A. County Jail Authorities arrested D4vd and charged him with the alleged murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, last week.
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Music Cardi B Celebrates Massive Earnings From “Little Miss Drama” Tour Cardi B embarked on the tour in promotion of her sophomore studio album, "Am I The Drama?," back in February.
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Music D4vd Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Of Celeste Rivas Due to “special circumstances” surrounding the charges, D4vd could face the death penalty for allegedly killing Celeste Rivas.
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Music Drake Fans Aren't Allowed To Touch His "ICEMAN" Structure Drake says that he'll finally reveal the release date for his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," when the structure melts.
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Politics Zohran Mamdani Confidently Picks Cardi B Over Nicki Minaj The move comes after Zohran Mamdani teamed up with Cardi B to promote his universal childcare program, earlier this month.
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