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 21 Savage References ASAP Rocky's Assault Trial On Young Thug's "UY SCUTI" Some fans thought that 21 Savage dissed ASAP Rocky on Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI," but others gave more grace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Pop Culture Michael Che Reveals Kanye West Apologized After Tense “SNL” Encounter The new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name" was filmed over six years and covers some of the rapper's most controversial moments. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Jay-Z Dissed After Nas’ $5 Billion Casino Project Gets Approved Earlier this month, Jay-Z's bid to build a casino in Times Square was shot down by a community advisory committee. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Scolds Reporter For Asking About Gunna This question about Young Thug and Gunna's beef came up as the former made his way to Metro Boomin's sexual assault trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Complains About Yet Another Grammys Snub Lil Wayne didn't receive any nominations for his fourteenth solo studio album, "Tha Carter VI," which he dropped last June. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Future Reboots Album Rumors With Chilling New Snippet Future has been dropping some subtle hints that an album is coming this year lately and this snippet is sending those rumors into overdrive. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Proud Support Of Donald Trump Is Dividing The Barbz Nicki Minaj's unapologetic backing of Donald Trump in recent months is putting her loyal fan base in a weird predicament. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Receives Solid Second-Week Sales Projections For “Don’t Be Dumb” A$AP Rocky's long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," moved roughly 123K album-equivalent units in its first week. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Fans Suspect J. Cole Is Dissing Drake On "Golden Goose Freestyle" J. Cole's new series of freestyles comes as he continues to prepare for the release of his next album, "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Says Kanye West Isn't Releasing “Bully” Until March Charlamagne tha God also discussed Kanye West's recent apology to the Jewish community, saying that he believes him. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music Don Toliver Performs Two New Singles On "The Tonight Show" The performance comes as Don Toliver is gearing up to release his next studio album, "OCTANE," this Friday. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music Over 25 Unreleased Juice WRLD Songs Appear Online In Massive Leak Juice WRLD's estate has dealt with tons of leaks of the rapper's unreleased music in the years since his passing. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026