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. Politics Donald Trump has repeatedly denied having any involvement in or knowledge of Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation.
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Music After being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, Diddy is serving over four years in prison.
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Cole Blake November 12, 2025 237 Views
Music Despite the move, A$AP Relli is still moving forward with his defamation against A$AP Rocky and his lawyer, Joe Tacopina.
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Cole Blake November 12, 2025 304 Views
Music B.o.B. has yet to comment on the lawsuit, which accuses him of allegedly sexually assaulting a fan in San Diego.
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Cole Blake November 11, 2025 516 Views
Relationships Chrisean Rock has been dealing with tons of relationship drama in recent weeks, but says she's getting married.
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Music Ja Rule also said that he wishes nothing but "luck" for 50 Cent and isn't interested in focusing on negativity.
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Politics It's far from the first time Nicki Minaj has spoken out in support of President Donald Trump in recent weeks.
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Music Melyssa Ford's appearances on "The Joe Budden Podcast" started becoming more and more infrequent in recent months.
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Pop Culture Wendy Williams' frontotemporal dementia diagnosis has been used to help keep her under a court-appointed guardianship.
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Music Rod Wave was charged with reckless driving, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm or knife.
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Music Eugene “Big U” Henley's son, Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley, was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Halloween night.
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Music Cassie previously testified that Diddy allegedly subjected her to a "cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking."
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Music Diddy previously requested to be transferred to Fort Dix to take advantage of the facility's drug treatment and rehabilitation program.
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Music Salt-N-Pepa are in the middle of a legal battle with the record label over who owns the rights to their masters.
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