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 Chris Brown Wants A New Trial After Losing Dog Attack Case Chris Brown and his camp filed a notice of intent to challenge the verdict ordering him to pay almost $13 million to his former housekeeper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Is AI Killing Creativity In Hip-Hop? On HotNewHipHop's latest livestream, Aron A. and I discussed "Set In Stone," the 38 Spesh beef, Tierra Whack's lyricism, new music, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Young Thug Explains His Controversial "Ninja" Song To Adin Ross Young Thug dropped the N-word with the hard R multiple times on the opener for his new album "UY SCUTI," which has caused a lot of debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Plays Drake’s Leaked “ICEMAN” Track Featuring Pressa On Stream According to DJ Akademiks, the Drake and Pressa song that leaked over the weekend is called "National Treasure." By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music A$AP Relli To Represent Himself Against A$AP Rocky After Spending $500k On Legal Fees A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of shooting A$AP Relli during a dispute in Los Angeles in 2021, earlier this year. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Wants Fake “Free Boosie” Billboards To Stop A billboard calling for Boosie Badazz's release from prison was recently spotted in Mississippi, but the rapper is not behind bars. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Calls Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef "WWE" Metro Boomin reflected on not taking Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef too seriously and flexed his collab album prowess. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Dismisses Nicki Minaj's "Big Foot" During Milagro Gramz Testimony Megan Thee Stallion also discussed Drake's song, "Circo Loco," on which he appears to reference her as well. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Photos Of Rory & His Child In Public And Gets Called A Creep DJ Akademiks claimed he kept his eye on Rory after he allegedly paid a shady visit to Akademiks' home a couple of years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Police Bodycam Footage Shows King Harris Getting Arrested On Drug Charge Over the weekend, 21-year-old King Harris was arrested in his home state of Georgia while wearing a Pikachu onesie. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music Ceddy Nash Claims An Offset Fan Knocked Out Lil Tjay Before Casino Shooting Authorities ended up arresting Lil Tjay on a charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for his role in the incident with Offset. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Chimed In On "ICEMAN's" Future Feature Rumors DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake's mind may have changed since he initially responded to rumors that he squashed his Future beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026