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 Young Thug Confirms Deluxe Version Of "UY Scuti" Is On The Way Young Thug discussed his plans for more new music during an appearance on Adin Ross' livestream on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Gina Huynh Defends Diddy In Letter To Judge Before Sentencing Gina Huynh claimed that prosecutors tried to pressure her into becoming "Victim-3" in the explosive Diddy trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Jay-Z Dissed After Nas’ $5 Billion Casino Project Gets Approved Earlier this month, Jay-Z's bid to build a casino in Times Square was shot down by a community advisory committee. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Documentary Pulls Off Impressive Opening Weekend Despite Lack Of Promotion The Nico Ballesteros-directed documentary "In Whose Name?" was filmed over six years of Kanye West's life. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Diddy’s Team Confirms They’ve Asked Donald Trump About Pardon During a recent interview, Donald Trump indicated that he would most likely not grant Diddy a presidential pardon. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Gunna Previews A Vibey Wizkid Collab Off Of "The Last Wun" Gunna announced the release date for his last album with YSL yesterday (August 4) and he's going out with a bang. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Considers Signing Up-And-Coming Rapper Kamikazzz After Impressive Performance Young Thug recently ran into Florida rapper Kamikazzz at an event, and was blown away by the young artist's talent. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music Grime Icon Dot Rotten Passes Away At 37 Several notable voices in hip-hop have been sharing tributes for Dot Rotten on social media, including Wiley. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music 2 Chainz Announces He's Releasing A Memoir Soon 2 Chainz has had a big 2025 highlighted by a collab album with Larry June and The Alchemist, as well as an upcoming short film. By Zachary Horvath September 05, 2025
Music Pras Michel's Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery Delays Federal Conspiracy Sentencing To October Pras Michel was set to be sentenced on August 29, but an emergency surgery has pushed that back by about a month. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Cardi B Rocks New Pixie Cut During 1st Day Of Assault Trial In Los Angeles Cardi B will be taking the stand to provide testimony of her own in the high-profile assault case, this week. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Cops After Los Angeles Arrest Last week, Lil Nas X was arrested after being spotted walking around Los Angeles alone and nearly naked at 4 a.m. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025