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 Rivers Opens Up About Big Pun's Domestic Abuse In Powerful Cipher Chris Rivers reflects on the darker aspects of his childhood. By Mitch Findlay December 19, 2018
Politics Nicki Minaj Escalates Feud With Gavin Newsom In Another Heated Rant Nicki Minaj has already traded shots with Governor Gavin Newsom in several posts on social media in recent months. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music Immature's Romeo Confirms Brandy Norwood Caused Him To Go Blind In One Eye That eye patch was more than just a fashion statement. By Erika Marie October 30, 2019
Music Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Pop Culture Who Is Brooklyn Nikole? Latto's Sister Who Was Spotted With Drake The 21-year-old influencer and businesswoman has begun making waves. By Demi Phillips March 18, 2024
Music Adam22 Calls Out Clavicular Over Viral Blueface Moment Clav has been gaining attention for various questionable reasons lately. By Tallie Spencer March 19, 2026
Original Content OutKast's "The Whole World": Satire With A Smile Even though it was released nineteen years ago, OutKast's "The Whole World" feels like the perfect soundtrack for these modern times. By Mitch Findlay June 13, 2020
Music Lil Woody Claims Young Thug Has "Gay Secrets" Against Rappers In His Circle Lil Woody was recently on DJ Akademiks' stream, where he offered up his views on the latest with Young Thug. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Politics Gavin Newsom Claps Back After Nicki Minaj's Latest Criticism Nicki Minaj has criticized Gavin Newsom numerous times in recent months while also showing her support for Donald Trump. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music “Billboard” Names Bad Bunny The Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Bad Bunny has come in ahead of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and more on Billboard's list of the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
Original Content Who Is Muni Long? Everything You Need to Know Everything you need to know about the "Hrs and Hrs" artist. By Lawrencia Grose January 26, 2022
Music Woman Claims Blueface's Security Beat Her Up At His Music Video Shoot Videos of the woman acting drunk on the set of Blueface's recent music video with DDG and Rich the Kid went viral on social media. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025