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 Robin Thicke Recalls Robbery That Inspired "Shooter" With Lil Wayne The singer witnessed a bank robbery when he was a teen & wrote a song about it for his debut album, & later, Weezy used it for "Tha Carter II." By Erika Marie March 03, 2021
Music Lil Durk Announces Release Date For OTF "Loyal Bros" Compilation Tape Lil Durk lines up OTF's "Loyal Bros" to follow the release of "The Voice (Deluxe)." By Aron A. March 02, 2021
Music Hit-Boy Reflects On Benny & Nipsey Hussle Crying In The Studio Hit-Boy praises the emotional vulnerability of Benny The Butcher and Nipsey Hussle, the only two artists to have cried in his studio. By Mitch Findlay October 16, 2020
Music Elton John Gives Tech N9ne His Flowers Today, Tech N9ne receives his flowers from Elton John, who is quick to deem the Kansas City rapper as one of "the greats." By Mitch Findlay December 04, 2020
Music 21 Savage & Metro Boomin Pressured As Fans Launch "Savage Mode 2" Petition The album was reportedly supposed to arrive back in the Spring and fans are tired of waiting. By Erika Marie September 17, 2020
Music Trump's Loss Propels YG & Nipsey Hussle's "FDT" To No. 1 On iTunes "FDT" proved to be the ultimate victory song for many on Saturday. By Alexander Cole November 08, 2020
Music Mulatto & K. Michelle Show Major Love To Nicki Minaj On Her Birthday Nicki Minaj is celebrating her 38th birthday today, receiving kind messages from Mulatto, K. Michelle, and many more. By Alex Zidel December 08, 2020
Music DJ Khaled Sends Tom Brady Exclusive "Khaled Khaled" Merch DJ Khaled took a break from 'album mode' to lace Tom Brady and his son with some exclusive "Khaled Khaled" drip. By Joshua Robinson April 03, 2021
Music Sean Paul Says He's Not Actually Saying His Name On His Songs Sean Paul has clarified that he's not actually saying his own name on his songs. By Cole Blake December 20, 2022
Music Metro Boomin Details Process Working With Young Thug Metro Boomin recalled his process for working with Young Thug during an appearance on the "Full Send Podcast." By Cole Blake December 19, 2022
Music Kelsey Harris Tapes Played In Court, Says She Saw Tory Lanez Shoot Megan Kelsey testified she didn't remember much of anything about the shooting, but in an audio of her interview with prosecutors, she gave precise details. By Erika Marie December 16, 2022
Music Gucci Mane Says He Has $1M For B.G. When He's Released From Prison Birdman suggested B.G. could be coming home soon. By Aron A. November 30, 2022