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 Danny Brown Reveals Why "XXX" Was Released As A Mixtape The Detroit rapper says he was told his groundbreaking project "XXX" was not "good enough" to be released as an album. By Aron A. February 10, 2021
Music Karrine Steffans Explains Why She Isn't Shocked By Jay-Z's Allegations Karrine Steffans has weighed in on the Jay-Z drama. By Cole Blake December 19, 2024
Music 14-Year-Old Kendrick Lamar Leak Ends Up On His Official YouTube Page And Fans Are Confused "Money Without Me" appears to date back to Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" days. By Cole Blake December 18, 2024
Pop Culture Renni Rucci Breaks Silence On Blacc Zacc Kicking Her Out Of Their House Over Kevin Gates Drama Renni Rucci and Blacc Zacc went through a major falling out on Instagram live, earlier this week, as they fired off cheating allegations. By Cole Blake March 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals Why He Changed His Name To "SEX" It's really just one letter away from sexy. By Aron A. July 06, 2018
Music Kendrick Lamar "Euphoria": 6 Bars Drake Needs To Respond To No stone was left unturned in Kendrick Lamar's long-awaited response to Drake, who's now feeling the pressure he asked for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 30, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Brings Crips & Bloods Together On Stage While Remembering Nipsey Hussle & Kobe Bryant Kendrick Lamar made note of how special this moment was for the West Coast, pointing forward to ceasing violence and paying tribute to the fallen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Officially Becomes First Rapper To Hit 100 Million Spotify Monthly Listeners Go and up your rank... By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 17, 2025
Music Tommie Lee Defends Sexyy Red Amid Sex Tape Scandal Tommie Lee has spoken out in support of Sexyy Red on Instagram. By Cole Blake October 08, 2023
Music Kyle Richh Accuses Ice Spice Of Stealing His Flow In Fiery Rant As two artists from New York City playing with drill styles, the animosity from Kyle Richh to Ice Spice is about style and output. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Fans Won't Get The Promised Mac Miller & Madlib Album After All, Says Ex-Manager's Lawsuit Mac Miller's estate has released several posthumous albums since he passed in 2018. The latest being "Balloonerism." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 24, 2025
Music Diddy Makes A Decision On Testifying In Court Diddy is planning his legal strategy for this massive trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024