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 Kendrick Lamar Could Break Several Impressive Records At The 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar already won big at the 2025 Grammys, taking home multiple awards for his single "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Pop Culture JT Defends Sexyy Red After Her Sex Tape Leaks JT came to the defense of Sexyy Red during her newest drama. By Lavender Alexandria October 06, 2023
Music The Best "Halloween Theme Song" Samples In Hip Hop The "Halloween" theme song has been sampled in multiple rap songs across the years. We're looking at a few that stood out most. By Paul Barnes October 06, 2023
Music Kanye West & Jay-Z Tie For Rappers With Most Grammys Of All Time Kanye West and Jay-Z now have the most Grammys of all time for rappers. By Cole Blake April 04, 2022
Music Jay-Z & Rihanna Make Massive Coronavirus Relief Donations Jay-Z and Rihanna lead by example with massive million-dollar coronavirus relief donations, set to assist those directly affected by the pandemic. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Fans Allegedly Doxx Megan Thee Stallion’s Mother’s Gravesite & Threaten To Desecrate It Nicki Minaj's beef with Megan Thee Stallion has allegedly reached a new low. By Cole Blake January 30, 2024
Music Lizzo Gets Support From SZA While Firing Back At Responses To Her Weight Transformation On Instagram Lizzo says she loves the person she is right now. By Cole Blake September 16, 2024
Music Celebrating Queer Black Voices In Hip Hop These LGBTQ+ artists have made tremendous contributions to Hip Hop. By Demi Phillips February 07, 2024
Music Kanye West Is On Drake's Tail After Hitting 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 Drake already surpassed Kanye West by reportedly amassing over 2 billion Spotify streams so far in 2026, but Ye's next on the list. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Ski Mask The Slum God Reportedly Calls Off European Tour Ski Mask The Slum God's health concerns have forced him to quit on prior commitments. By Devin Ch March 25, 2018
Music DaBaby Celebrates His Recent Success & Tells His Haters To "Die Slow" DaBaby sends subliminal shots in a scathing new tweet. By Joshua Robinson June 26, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Fan Rushes Stage & Gets Tossed Like Sack O' Potatoes "Die Lit," indeed. By Mitch Findlay September 24, 2018