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 Barry White's Estate Files Copyright Lawsuit Over Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar's "Like That" Sample The full story is a little more complicated than that... By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2024
Music Young Thug RICO Trial Sets New Record After Judge Denies Motion For Mistrial The YSL RICO trial continues. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2024
Music Diddy Case Gets New Judge For Unknown Reasons What might be going on in the Diddy case? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2024
Music Police Scanner Audio Reveals Lil Nas X Was Seemingly Tased During His Arrest Lil Nas X will return to the courtroom on September 15 for a pre-trial hearing in the case as he faces four felony charges. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug’s Attorney Is Committed To Fighting For Him Amid Gun And Drug Case Last week, BigXthaPlug was arrested in Dallas for alleged gun and drug possession just after dropping his new album, "I Hope You're Happy." By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Everything We Know About Doja Cat's New Album "Vie" Doja Cat recently confirmed her new album would be arriving in September, and this is everything else we know about "Vie" so far. By Devin Morton August 25, 2025
Music Travis Scott Cuts Leeds Festival Set Short For Mysterious Reasons Travis Scott will return to a headlining stage tomorrow (Sunday, August 24) for Leeds' sister festival, Reading. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Joe Budden Explains Why He Isn't A Fan Of Cardi B's New Single, "Imaginary Playerz" Cardi B released "Imaginary Playerz" as the second single from her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music YK Osiris Raises Eyebrows By Claiming He’ll Become The Biggest R&B Singer Recently, YK Osiris took to social media to announce that he believes his career will see a huge boost sometime in the future. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Pop Culture Karlissa Saffold Hints At Blueface's Return From Prison With Welcome Home Bash Blueface was projected to be out of prison earlier this summer. But it seems like it may be a later than we thought. By Zachary Horvath August 18, 2025
Music Gunna's New Album "The Last Wun" Gets Solid First Week Sales Projections This is reportedly Gunna's final album under YSL, and this end of an era resonated with many fans for various reasons. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Garners Fans' Praises & Potshots Over New Single "Imaginary Playerz" Cardi B's homage to a Jay-Z classic drew a lot of acclaim from hardcore fans and some skepticism from others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025