Music

Get the latest hip-hop and rap music news as it happens! Browse recently published articles covering artist updates, album drops, collaborations and trending stories on HotNewHipHop.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Music Quavo Appeared To Be Having A Blast At The Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas Concert The Backstreet Boys are performing a total of 21 shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas between July and August. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music UMG Motions To Dismiss Salt-N-Pepa's Lawsuit Over Masters Ownership Salt-N-Pepa first brought this lawsuit against Universal Music Group in May, seeking control of their master recordings. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
Music Druski’s Taps Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, & Rick Ross As House Guests For Season 2 of “Coulda Been House” Druski’s “Coulda Been House” is a popular episodic series that showcases the entertainer auditioning a variety of characters. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 17, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Calls On The FBI After MackWop’s Warning About SZA Beef In response to her recent feud with SZA, MackWop told Nicki Minaj, "Relax before you get put in the blender like your boy did." By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Politics Ludacris & Nelly To Headline Country Music Festival Featuring Kid Rock Fans aren't happy to see Ludacris and Nelly performing at a festival celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Max B Admits He “Took His D*ck Out” During Angela Yee Interview In November, Max B was released from prison after spending roughly 16 years behind bars for a robbery-gone-wrong. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Allegedly Mocks Adin Ross & Cuffem's Friend Konvy After Shooting Lil Tjay's beef with Adin Ross and Cuffem may have influenced his alleged reaction to Kick streamer Konvy being shot at during an NYC stream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Diddy's Employees Are Allegedly Furious They Aren't Getting Paid While He's In Prison Diddy is currently serving out a 50-month prison sentence at Fort Dix for transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Thirsts Over Photos Of The Chef Stefon Diggs Allegedly Assaulted New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs is facing several charges of the alleged incident involving his former chef. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Politics Lizzo Proposes Interesting Theory About Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Support Lizzo's comments on Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump apply not just to this example, but to the general intersection of celebrity and politics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Drags "Hater" Ebro For Dismissing Charlamagne Tha God's Deal Charlamagne Tha God recently signed a massive iHeartMedia deal, which Ebro indirectly downplayed as a sellout. But 50 Cent's a bigger hater. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Joe Budden Suggests He Wants To Reconnect With Charlamagne Tha God Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God are believed to have a strained relationship, but it sounds like it's trending in the right direction. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025