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 Officers from The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled up on DDG while he was streaming, over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 249 Views Music Cam'ron has been beefing with Omar Gooding ever since the actor took offense to some of his comments on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 597 Views Sports Authorities originally arrested Gervonta Davis for a misdemeanor battery charge regarding an alleged domestic dispute in July. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 456 Views Music Keefe D was originally arrested for his alleged role in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur back in September 2023. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 378 Views Music The new single from Cardi B will arrive on Friday, as she continues to gear up for the release of "Am I the Drama?" By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 1.6K Views Music A snippet of Young Thug's contribution to Lil Baby's upcoming album, "The Leak$," surfaced on Monday night. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 1096 Views Relationships Yaya Mayweather has already responded to the new rumors about her and NBA YoungBoy expecting another child. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 1.9K Views Music Both Joe Budden and Drake have taken various shots at one another on social media over the years. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 1031 Views Music C Money's girlfriend, Kya Smith, has launched a GoFundMe page to help financially support the late rapper's family. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 1045 Views Music Lil Wayne has been touring in support of his latest album, "Tha Carter VI," which he dropped back in June. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025 2.1K Views Music 50 Cent is once again taking aim at the legendary boxer, Floyd Mayweather, on social media over his finances. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 1.6K Views Music Metro Boomin was hosting the party in Atlanta over the weekend in celebration of his latest mixtape release. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 1.9K Views Music Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia were supposed to perform over 20 concerts after their show in Arkansas on the 21st of August. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 950 Views TV Ari Lennox voiced her frustration with how "Martin" handled jokes about the character, Pam, late last month. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 907 Views Pop Culture Machine Gun Kelly and Sydney Sweeney both called off their respective engagements within the last two years. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 1250 Views Music Trina was the latest of several hip-hop artists who have performed at SeaWorld in recent weeks, including Fat Joe and Soulja Boy. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 806 Views TV Fans have been trolling Yung Miami for her work on Season 2 of "BMF" since it aired back in 2023. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 718 Views Music Iggy Azalea also discussed her decision to step away from music over a year after her initial retirement announcement.. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025 1.9K Views Music JID, who dropped his own album, "God Does Like Ugly," on Friday, also hyped up J. Cole's upcoming project, "The Fall Off." By Cole Blake August 08, 2025 1.7K Views
Music Police Launch Investigation Into DDG's Swatting Incident Officers from The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled up on DDG while he was streaming, over the weekend. By Cole Blake 249 Views 
Music Cam'ron Escalates Beef With Omar Gooding Through Elaborate Fake Movie Prank Cam'ron has been beefing with Omar Gooding ever since the actor took offense to some of his comments on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake 597 Views 
Sports Gervonta Davis' Domestic Violence Case Dropped As Alleged Victim Decides Not To Prosecute Authorities originally arrested Gervonta Davis for a misdemeanor battery charge regarding an alleged domestic dispute in July. By Cole Blake 456 Views 
Music Keefe D Makes Bold Legal Strategy Change Ahead Of 2Pac Murder Trial Keefe D was originally arrested for his alleged role in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur back in September 2023. By Cole Blake 378 Views 
Music Fans Drag Cardi B Into Nicki Minaj & JAY-Z Beef Over Her New Single “Imaginary Players” The new single from Cardi B will arrive on Friday, as she continues to gear up for the release of "Am I the Drama?" By Cole Blake 1.6K Views 
Music Yak Gotti's Lawyer Responds To Young Thug Seemingly Accusing Him Of Snitching In Leaked Lil Baby Song A snippet of Young Thug's contribution to Lil Baby's upcoming album, "The Leak$," surfaced on Monday night. By Cole Blake 1096 Views 
Relationships NBA YoungBoy Claims Yaya Mayweather Is Pregnant And Reveals His Shocking Reaction Yaya Mayweather has already responded to the new rumors about her and NBA YoungBoy expecting another child. By Cole Blake 1.9K Views 
Music Joe Budden Laughs At Hate Post Trolling Drake For Gambling Livestream Both Joe Budden and Drake have taken various shots at one another on social media over the years. By Cole Blake 1031 Views 
Music Memphis Rapper C Money Killed In Chaotic Shootout C Money's girlfriend, Kya Smith, has launched a GoFundMe page to help financially support the late rapper's family. By Cole Blake 1045 Views 
Music Lil Wayne Cancels Toronto Concert At The Last Minute Over Unforeseen Illness Lil Wayne has been touring in support of his latest album, "Tha Carter VI," which he dropped back in June. By Cole Blake 2.1K Views 
Music 50 Cent Accuses Floyd Mayweather Of Allegedly Trying To Pawn Off His Belongings 50 Cent is once again taking aim at the legendary boxer, Floyd Mayweather, on social media over his finances. By Cole Blake 1.6K Views 
Music Metro Boomin Abandons His Own Party As Fans Refuse To Get Off The Stage Metro Boomin was hosting the party in Atlanta over the weekend in celebration of his latest mixtape release. By Cole Blake 1.9K Views 
Music Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Shut Down Tour Cancelation Rumors And Tease New Music Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia were supposed to perform over 20 concerts after their show in Arkansas on the 21st of August. By Cole Blake 950 Views 
TV Ari Lennox Issues A Stern Clarification Of Her Viral "Martin" Criticism Ari Lennox voiced her frustration with how "Martin" handled jokes about the character, Pam, late last month. By Cole Blake 907 Views 
Pop Culture Machine Gun Kelly Hilariously Addresses Sydney Sweeney Dating Rumors Machine Gun Kelly and Sydney Sweeney both called off their respective engagements within the last two years. By Cole Blake 1250 Views 
Music Trina's Electric SeaWorld Performance Leads To A Fan Getting Detained Trina was the latest of several hip-hop artists who have performed at SeaWorld in recent weeks, including Fat Joe and Soulja Boy. By Cole Blake 806 Views 
TV Yung Miami Claps Back At Haters Still Focused On Her "BMF" Performance Fans have been trolling Yung Miami for her work on Season 2 of "BMF" since it aired back in 2023. By Cole Blake 718 Views 
Music Iggy Azalea Finally Addresses Accusations Of Using A "Blaccent" Iggy Azalea also discussed her decision to step away from music over a year after her initial retirement announcement.. By Cole Blake 1.9K Views 
Music JID Reveals He & J. Cole Finished A 15-Song Project Together JID, who dropped his own album, "God Does Like Ugly," on Friday, also hyped up J. Cole's upcoming project, "The Fall Off." By Cole Blake 1.7K Views 
