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 Eminem Seeks $109 Million In Copyright Lawsuit Against Meta News about Eminem's publishing company, going after the mega social media company surfaced last Friday, May 30. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025
Music E-40 Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of "In A Major Way" On NPR's "Tiny Desk" E-40 released his classic sophomore album, "In A Major Way," as a critical and commercial success back in March 1995. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Sports Drake Takes His Sports Gambling To The Next Level With $750k Bet On Cricket Drake has been sharing his bets on various popular sports through Stake on social media for a number of years. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Drake’s Attorneys Call Out UMG’s Motion To Dismiss Allegedly Ignoring The Millions of People Who Believe The Allegations In “Not Like Us” Drake released his joint album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, with PartyNextDoor while beginning a legal battle with UMG over defamation. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 31, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Doubles Down On DJ Akademiks Beef Despite Trolling At First DJ Akademiks popped off on Ab-Soul in response to some recent lyrics, which seems to have fueled the TDE MC even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Sneakers Jack Harlow Debuts His New Balance 442 V2 Pro Indoor Collab Jack Harlow teams up with New Balance for a fresh take on the 442 V2 Pro Indoor, packed with subtle details and personal touches. By Ben Atkinson May 29, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Admits He’s “Mentally Drained” From Touring At 34 According to Tyler The Creator, his "Chromakopia" world tour has taken a toll on him due to the constant travel it requires. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music LAPD Officer Testifies About Kid Cudi Police Call At Diddy Trial Following Kid Cudi and Capricorn Clark's bombshell testimonies, an LAPD officer is sharing his insights on Diddy's alleged break in. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Playboi Carti Didn't Want Kanye West's Bigotries To Drag Down "MUSIC" DJ Swamp Izzo previously explained Kanye West still produced on Playboi Carti's album "MUSIC," but his separate feature was just trimmed out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Lil Baby Fan Is Overjoyed After Running Into Him At Church Lil Baby has been the subject of a lot of drama as of late, but at least he's staying grounded with what matters to him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Luther" Cracks Top 5 Of Billboard's Top Summer Songs Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" has been dominant all year long, breaking Billboard records in the process. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Music Travis Scott Gets Fans Excited After Showing Off "Breezy Bowl" Shirt Signed By Chris Brown Travis Scott and Chris Brown don't have a lot of work together throughout their careers, but they have some deep reverence for one another. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025