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 Drake's "Quebec" Removed From YouTube Just Hours After Premiere Drake's "FOMO" cut "Quebec" was made private on YouTube, but fans hope this walk-back is indicative of a more formal release coming soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Politics Drake Stirs Up Online Debate As Old Robert Kraft Lyrics Resurface Amid "Pray For Gaza" Bar Drake has inspired a debate about his support for Gaza as old lyrics about New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft have resurfaced. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Kendrick Lamar A "Mood Killer" Due To Drake & Playboi Carti Collab DJ Akademiks claims Kendrick Lamar's influence on Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" led to a Carti and Drake collab getting scrapped from the tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Drake Delivers Another One Of His Famous Cryptic Messages On Instagram Following a successful FOMO livestream, Drake has taken to Instagram with a collection of photos from his recent shoots. By Alexander Cole September 22, 2026
Music Lil Wayne's Fiancée Madi Cannon Shows Off Massive Engagement Ring Lil Wayne and Madi Cannon got engaged recently, and the latter has been showing off her engagement ring on social media. By Alexander Cole October 13, 2026
Music Cam'ron Laughs At Jay-Z's Alleged Efforts To Perform At The Super Bowl Cam'ron doesn't believe for a second that Jay-Z and Roc Nation are struggling to find a Super Bowl halftime performer, as rumors suggest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Pharrell Says Chad Hugo Hasn’t Identified Which Neptunes Songs He Claims A new filing from Pharrell challenges Chad Hugo to identify the specific Neptunes songs and copyrights at the center of his lawsuit. By Erika Marie October 07, 2026
Music Lil Durk Verdict: Jury Set To Begin Deliberations Today As Durk Faces Life In Prison This morning could be the day Lil Durk learns his fate as the jury deliberates over the five charges presented in court. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Rory Explains Why He Confronted QueenzFlip During Nightclub Stream Rory and QueenzFlip never crossed over on "The Joe Budden Podcast," but animosity between them came to a head earlier this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2026
Relationships Chris Brown Responds After Being Accused Of Death Threats Against Diamond Brown's Boyfriend Chris Brown was accused by his ex Diamond of threatening her recent boyfriends, while also refusing to see his daughter. By Alexander Cole October 05, 2026
Music The Cause Of Diddy's Head Injury In Prison Has Been Revealed Diddy recently suffered a head injury at FCI Fort Dix, and it caused him to be transported to the hospital for treatment. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
TV Jay-Z Reflects On Feeling Betrayed By Irv Gotti Friendship gets complicated as Jay-Z recalls feeling betrayed by Irv Gotti over Ja Rule and a possible Nas signing. By Erika Marie October 12, 2026