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 Kanye West Takes Turkey By Storm After Netherlands Show Gets Cleared Kanye West may have just had the biggest concert of his career (and in modern ticketed stadium history) in Istanbul today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music King Yella Collapses During Interview After Drinking Too Much King Yella has sparked concern among supporters following his frightening health scare that took place during a recent interview. By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music Drake Teams Up With Amazon For New Virtual Merch Warehouse Drake's new virtual Amazon warehouse features t-shirts, posters, hats, tote bags, exclusive vinyl, and much more. By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Sparks Tense Back-And-Forth After Kodak Black Drops In On Instagram Live Boosie Badazz and Kodak Black never really seemed to be cool with one another, but things really exploded between them in 2023. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026
Music BIA's Disastrous First-Week Sales For "BIANCA" Have Cardi B Fans Ecstatic It was initially reported that BIA's "BIANCA" moved 8,000 units first week. However, the official number is even lower than anticipated. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Heavily Insinuates Drake Is Dropping Something Today Drake is set to drop "ICEMAN" on May 15, but according to a recent stream from DJ Akademiks, something could arrive much sooner. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music Who Is D4vd? Everything We Currently Know About The Singer Amid Ongoing Investigation Amid the ongoing investigation into a dead body recovered from his Tesla, this is everything we know about the singer D4vd so far. By Devin Morton September 19, 2025
Music R. Kelly Sent To Solitary Confinement Amid Fight For New Trial R. Kelly's plans to prepare his reply brief as he fights for a new trial were thwarted after being thrown into solitary confinement. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Playboi Carti's Ex Gio Ramos Flaunts Drake's Alleged Billionaire Status After Drake seemingly dissed Playboi Carti on "ICEMAN," he fanned the flames by liking an Instagram post from Carti's ex, Gio Ramos. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Lizzo "Fat" And Claims She's Got A "Weird" Case In addition to Lizzo, Nicki Minaj targeted Jay-Z, Chrissy Teigen, and several more celebrities on Sunday night. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces "Bully" Deluxe Via Gamma & Counters First Week Sales Gamma also spoke on "Bully's" streaming success, Kanye West's recent SoFi Stadium shows, and more in a new promotion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Diddy Enters Therapy & Drug Programs While Awaiting Sentencing Diddy is currently remaining behind bars in New York City while he awaits his sentencing date on October 3rd. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025