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 Drake Announces He's "Activated" With New Workout Picture Drake is getting back in the gym as he continues gearing up for the release of his next solo studio album. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Legal Team Drops Alleged Evidence Of Witness Claiming A Woman Shot Megan Thee Stallion Tory Lanez is still trying to get out of prison, where he's currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Pop Culture Donald Trump Officially Pardons NBA YoungBoy & Commutes Larry Hoover’s Sentence Donald Trump had a long list of pardons released earlier today and NBA YoungBoy was on it. Larry Hoover is also getting a shorter sentence. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Steps Up His Diddy Trolling Game With AI "Free Diddy" Shirt 50 Cent continues to come up with new ways to troll Diddy every other day it seems thanks to his new best friend, AI. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Fans Flood Drake With Calls After Tylil Leaks His Phone Number On Stream Drake also made a surprise appearance during Kai Cenat's viral "Streamer University" event over the weekend. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Lizzo Explains Why She Won't Reveal Exactly How Much Weight She's Lost Lizzo has been updating fans on her weight-loss journey since 2023, although she hasn't gotten specific about pounds. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Earning Millions By Renting Out Private Jet Amid Prison Stay Diddy's trial is set to resume this Tuesday (May 27), and his former assistant Capricorn Clark will take the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Channels Denzel Washington To Fire Back At Snitching Scandal Young Thug has been facing tons of backlash on social media over the last week, but doesn't appear to be fazed. By Cole Blake September 03, 2025
Music Pras Michel's Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery Delays Federal Conspiracy Sentencing To October Pras Michel was set to be sentenced on August 29, but an emergency surgery has pushed that back by about a month. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator's "Cherry Bomb" Re-Enters The Billboard 200's Top 10 After Anniversary Reissue Tyler The Creator's "Cherry Bomb" turned 10 this year and the reissue gave it a massive bump in sales on this week's Billboard 200. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Ralo Claims Young Thug Turns Everyone In Atlanta Against Each Other Ralo previously went back and forth with Young Thug over snitching allegations against not just themselves, but many ATL MCs and colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Wack 100 Explains New Street Rules After Young Thug Scandal Wack 100 compared the current accusations against Young Thug to those that Gunna faced early in the YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025