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 Takeoff's Murder Suspect Finally Gets A Trial Date Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Rick Ross & Uncle Murda Get Into It Over Airport Spotting Phew! Rick Ross and Uncle Murda continue to go at it after a fan photographed Rozay flying commercial at the airport. By Erika Marie June 10, 2026
Music Russell Simmons Explains Why He's Named In Epstein Files The former record executive was one of dozens of celebrities named in the files, and he's defending himself against rumors. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music 50 Cent Tells Dr. Umar To "Shut Up" Over "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" Criticism 50 Cent served as an executive producer on Netflix's new documentary about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Politics Drake Appears To Show Love To Pro-Palestine Protesters Outside Of His Copenhagen Hotel Drake is currently in Europe with PartyNextDoor to tour in support of their recent album, "Some Sexy Songs 4 U." By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel Squash Beef To Collaborate On New Album, "Kiss The Mack" Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel famously went at one another in one of the most iconic hip-hop feuds from the 2000s. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Travis Scott Celebrates His Birthday With Drake's "Nokia" As The Soundtrack Travis Scott and Drake were previously seen speaking to each other at Michael Rubin's annual Fourth of July party. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025
Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Returning To Top Of Hot 200 With Respectable Fourth Week Sales Numbers The excitement around Playboi Carti and "MUSIC" may be settling down now, but fans are still purchasing the project and quite a lot of them. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Famous Dex Signs $5.6 Million Label Deal The "Drip From My Walk" MC seemingly renegotiated his deal with 300 Entertainment, or perhaps signed a new one altogether. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Previews Podcast With Indie Hip-Hop Media "GOATS" DJ Vlad, Adam22 & More Many people might find this controversial due to criticisms of DJ Akademiks, Trap Lore Ross, and No Jumper's place in hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Tributes Irv Gotti Following Murder Inc Co-Founder's Death The rapper tipped his cap. By Elias Andrews February 05, 2025
Music Ice Spice Gives A Tattoo To A Fan, Creating A Lasting Memory The tattoo reads, "Ice was here." By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2023