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 Playboi Carti Reportedly Wants To Drop Again Shortly After “I AM MUSIC” Release During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared some exciting details about Playboi Carti's upcoming album, "I AM MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent Wins $1 Billion "Power" Lawsuit From Former Drug Kingpin The court has sided with 50 Cent. By Cole Blake August 03, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg Disses Suge Knight On New Album And Accuses Him Of Snitching Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight have had a very contentious relationship ever since their Death Row bond broke down in the late 1990s. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Original Content Gucci Mane Co-Sign Or Contract? Analyzing The 1017 Label Track Record Although he's played a role in the careers of many of today's icons, we take a look at the varied fortunes of those who've actually signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 label, and why it might all be about to change. By Robert Blair March 03, 2021
Music Eazy-E "It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa" Turns 30: A Response To "The Chronic" Easy-E wasn’t taking Dr. Dre’s disses lying down, retaliating in full force. By Demi Phillips October 18, 2023
Music Prosecutors Believe Lil Durk Allegedly Incriminated Himself During DJ Akademiks Interview The feds have been searching to find any sort of evidence against Lil Durk, and they believe they struck gold with this clip. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music T.I. & Tiny's $71M OMG Girlz Lawsuit Heads For A Retrial T.I. and Tiny were previously awarded $71 million in their copyright lawsuit against MGA and its "O.M.G." dolls. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Sports Jay-Z’s NFL Partnership Will Continue Despite Super Bowl 2025 Backlash NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell describes his relationship with Jay-Z as "mutually positive." By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2024
Music Man Baselessly Alleges Drake Paid Top5 To Shoot Up The Weeknd's Home During Insane DJ Akademiks Stream DJ Akademiks' latest stream was full of wild moments. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2024
Music Jay-Z And Beyonce Allegedly "Discussing" Legal Action After Kanye West Insulted Their Kids Kanye West crossed a line by targeting the Carter family, and it is rumored that they are considering a legal response. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music Queen Latifah & Missy Elliott Receive National Medals Of Arts From Joe Biden What an honor for two pioneers in hip-hop. By Zachary Horvath October 22, 2024
Music Gucci Mane Reveals He's Dropping Every Artist From His Label... Except For Two Why the sudden move, Guwop? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2024