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 Salt-N-Pepa Furthers UMG's Legal Woes With New Copyright Lawsuit Salt-N-Pepa's complaint against Universal Music Group comes as Drake is already suing the company for defamation. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Disses Kendrick Lamar As Ray Vaughn Reveals It Was K. Dot Who Put Out The Hit Joey Bada$$ has been egging on Kendrick Lamar to join in on his battle with the West Coast, while Ray Vaughn remains hungry to prove himself. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Lil Durk Accused Of Allegedly Threatening Murder-For-Hire Case Witnesses & Their Families Prosecutors want to keep Lil Durk behind bars as he continues to try to get his murder-for-hire charges dismissed. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Viral DDG Celebrates Surpassing One Million Twitch Followers Amid Halle Bailey Allegations DDG has grown his platform a lot through his music career and viral crossovers, although the Halle Bailey allegations are hanging over him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Cassie Recalls Diddy’s 2012 Overdose At The Playboy Mansion Cassie was recently questioned about Diddy's drug use throughout their relationship, and she alleged that he was dependent on painkillers. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Music Who Stabbed Tory Lanez? Everything We Know About The Attack Tory Lanez is currently recovering after he was attacked in prison this week. By Aron A. May 14, 2025
Music NORE Vs. Karen: Rapper Details Racist Miami Restaurant Encounter NORE and DJ EFN host the popular hip-hop podcast Drink Champs. The show has created classic moments with Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 08, 2025
Music YNW Melly Could Get Out Of Jail Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial YNW Melly is currently behind bars at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, facing two first-degree murder charges. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault By Former Housekeepers Smokey Robinson's wife, Frances Robinson, is also named as a co-defendant in the bombshell sexual assault lawsuit. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Playboi Carti & SZA's FaceTime Has Fans Convinced A Collaboration Is Coming SZA maybe busy on tour with Playboi Carti's collaborator Kendrick Lamar, but that doesn't mean they can't be potentially cooking up music. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Doechii The Main Attractions For Upcoming Split Milk Festival After not going down in 2024, Australian music festival Split Milk is returning and with Kendrick Lamar and Doechii no less. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music Wallie The Sensei Capitalizes On Kendrick Lamar Hype By Signing To Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Imprint The signing comes as Travis Scott is gearing up for the release of his next collaborative project, "Jackboys 2." By Cole Blake May 01, 2025