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

Sports Drake Loses An Absurd Amount Of Money On The Super Bowl Drake's betting woes continued after the New England Patriots fell to the Seattle Seahawks, but this wasn't just some ho-hum loss financially. By Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026
Music Dr. Dre's Mixing Console Breaks Auction Record For Hip-Hop Gear Dr. Dre used his SSL 4000 G+ mixing console to make classic albums from Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Diddy Enters Therapy & Drug Programs While Awaiting Sentencing Diddy is currently remaining behind bars in New York City while he awaits his sentencing date on October 3rd. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Slams Reports Of His Disastrous Shanghai Show Kanye West recently caused the cancelation of a Slovakian festival due to fans and artists speaking out against his inclusion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Raekwon Drops Stacked Tracklist For New Album "The Emperor's New Clothes" Raekwon's new album "The Emperor's New Clothes" is part of a treasure trove of classic MCs dropping new projects via Mass Appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes After Megan Thee Stallion As Cameraman’s Harassment Lawsuit Moves Forward Recently, a judge denied Megan Thee Stallion's request to dismiss a lawsuit, sparking a response from Nicki Minaj. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Maui Police Chief Seeks Apology After “Outrageous" Diddy Lawsuit Dismissal This week, a lawsuit filed against Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr earlier this year was dismissed by a judge. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music 50 Cent Enjoys Best Career Streaming Day On Spotify Thanks To His Diddy Docuseries The success of 50 Cent's documentary on Diddy seemingly has viewers and/or fans of his revisiting the best of his catalog. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Sports Freddie Gibbs Wants To Attend Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift's Wedding Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced that they are getting married with engagement pictures on Instagram in August. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Numerous Old Drake Hits Land On Apple Music’s Year-End Chart Drake's classics continue to impress as he prepares to unleash his highly anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Fans Call Out Metro Boomin's "Neutral" Rap Beef Stance Due To Drake Feud After calling Kendrick Lamar and Drake's battle "WWE" and advocating for neutrality, many fans have criticized the "BBL Drizzy" producer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Grand Jury Hears Evidence Related To Celeste Rivas’ Mysterious Death In September, the corpse of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas was discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025