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 Brian Steel Demands Mistrial In Lil Durk Case As OTF Jam Mentions Tory Lanez On The Stand OTF Jam told a story involving Tory Lanez while on the stand in the Lil Durk trial, and it had Brian Steel calling for a mistrial. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Music Ray J Goes Off On "B*tch" Bow Wow Over Bizarre Strip Club Story It's unclear how much of the heated back-and-forth between Ray J and Bow Wow was genuine animosity or just a whole lot of smack talk. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music Drake, Kanye West, & Others Reportedly Paying Lil Durk's Legal Bill Amid Murder-For-Hire Trial DJ Akademiks was on stream this weekend where he unveiled some interesting information about Lil Durk's alleged legal bills. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026
Music Travis Scott Celebrates Ye & Kid Cudi Reunion While Fans Ask About Pusha T Amid Kanye West mending bridges with Kid Cudi, Big Sean, Travis Scott, and more, many fans are debating about Pusha T's beef with Ye. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Kewon White Convicted Of Mo3 Murder, Receives Prison Sentence Kewon White had been accused of being paid by Yella Beezy to murder Mo3, with Beezy and another alleged culprit facing their trials soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Immediately Refuted After Claiming Brian Steel Was About To Cry During Lil Durk Trial Trap Lore Ross' tweets have been controversial throughout the Lil Durk trial, and his latest comment about Brian Steel turned some heads. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Drake Breaks His Own Record On Apple Music Thanks To "ICEMAN" Drake has numerous hits on his new album, "ICEMAN," and that is being reflected in the streaming numbers on Apple Music. By Alexander Cole July 23, 2026
Pop Culture Sidney Starr's Arrest Revives One Of Hip Hop's Most Damaging Rumors A Georgia arrest has returned Sidney Starr to the headlines, prompting a look back at the false claims that altered the trajectory of Chingy's career. By Erika Marie August 03, 2026
Pop Culture Chingy & Sidney Starr: How A Lie Derailed The Rapper's Career In 2010, Sidney Starr spilled the T on her relationship with Chingy, but it turned out to be an outright lie. By Tamara McCullough August 21, 2023
Music Who Is Georgia Montour? The Woman Drake Was Rumored To Be Engaged To Rumors of Drake and alleged long-time partner Georgia Montour swirled this weekend and it's got fans wondering who she is. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music QC's Pierre "P" Thomas' Mother Claims Someone Is To Blame For Heart Attack The mother of Quality Control's cofounder and CEO, Pierre "P" Thomas, confirmed her son is alive after he suffered a heart attack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
Music Young Thug Clarifies Role In Securing Brian Steel For Lil Durk's Trial Young Thug is speaking out after a report suggested that he was not financially contributing to Lil Durk's legal defense. By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026