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 DJ Akademiks Reveals Whether Or Not Drake's "Janice STFU" Is Really A Joe Budden Diss Track A viral video had some feeling as though Drake's "Janice STFU" was a Joe Budden diss track, and now, DJ Akademiks has the truth. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Diddy Facing Civil Trial Over Allegations He Dangled Woman Over Balcony This lawsuit against Diddy came from Bryana Bongolan, a close friend of Cassie Ventura's who testified during Sean Combs' criminal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Tech Nicki Minaj Shares More Footage From Her Visit To Elon Musk's Starbase While Nicki Minaj got backlash for praising Elon Musk, she was quick to double down and remind fans that starships are, indeed, meant to fly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Lizzo Praises SZA While Saying She Doesn't Have Many Industry Friends Just because you see Lizzo outside with a another celebrity doesn't mean they're friends in real life...except for SZA. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Relationships 21 Savage Shares Photo Of His & Latto’s Newborn Baby In Arsenal Gear It's been a big weekend for 21 Savage. By Aron A. May 21, 2026
Music Rick Ross Calls Drake’s “ICEMAN” Horrendous: “Lost An Hour Of Their Life” PBD is a numbers guy but Rozay isn’t convinced that the numbers are real. By Aron A. May 21, 2026
Music Travis Scott Expected To Perform With Kanye West In Istanbul Travis Scott reportedly has an Istanbul club appearance scheduled for May 31, a day after Kanye West's concert in the Turkish city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Explains Kendrick Lamar's Role In Drake's New Albums Charlamagne Tha God reacted to Drake's "ICEMAN," "MAID OF HONOUR," and "HABIBTI" by speaking on Kendrick Lamar's victorious battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Ed Sheeran's Shows At Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium Have Been Canceled Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft threatened to ax Ed Sheeran's shows due to Macklemore. But that's not why this cancelation happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2026
Music Aubrey O’Day Reacts To Diddy’s Former Staffers Reportedly Joining Usher’s Team Aubrey O'Day expressed her disappointment and threw a jab on X. By Tallie Spencer September 24, 2026
Music Doodie Lo Trolls 6ix9ine After Lil Durk's Not Guilty Verdict Doodie Lo posted up at 6ix9ine's "GUMMO" music video location after the New York rapper reacted dismissively to Lil Durk's acquittal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Baffled By Doodie Lo's Lil Durk Trial Antics DJ Akademiks was on stream Wednesday night, and found himself aghast at everything Doodie Lo has been doing. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026