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 Aubrey O'Day Claims 50 Cent's Diddy Doc Sent Her To The Hospital Aubrey O'Day reflected on the 50 Cent documentary about Diddy and explained why she had to miss a Danity Kane reunion tour stop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music The Game's Fans Question Kendrick Lamar Diss Rumors From New Mixtape While some may be quick to pit The Game against Kendrick Lamar, it's clearly a lot more complicated (and vague) than that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Allegedly Rejected Dying Son Niko's Plea For Love During a recent interview, Brian McKnight Jr. recalled a heartbreaking phone call he received from his brother Niko shortly before he died. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music JAY-Z Gives Sage Songwriting Advice For Aspiring Artists "The New York Times" named JAY-Z as one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters for a new list published on Tuesday. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Diddy Readies Counterclaims Against Lil Rod Amid $30 Million Lawsuit Producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones Jr. filed a lawsuit against Diddy in 2024, accusing him of sexual assault, harassment, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Big30's Record Deal Leads Prosecutors To Argue Against Giving Him Bond Big30 was arrested alongside Pooh Shiesty for his alleged role in robbing and kidnapping Gucci Mane, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Gunna Cops Luxury Cars For His Manager & Friends Gunna decided to bless his manager and close friends with some incredible gifts in the form of a Ferrari and other assorted luxury cars. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Young Thug Has A Strong Message To Flex On All His Opps Young Thug continues to get a lot of backlash for his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial behavior, but he isn't sweating over criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Ronald Savage, Afrika Bambaataa's First Accuser, Mourns His Passing Despite the history being what it was with Afrika Bambaataa, Ronald Savage is still sending his best to the former's family amid his death. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Reportedly Wants To Drop Again Shortly After “I AM MUSIC” Release During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared some exciting details about Playboi Carti's upcoming album, "I AM MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 13, 2025
Music SZA Shuts Down Questions About Drake Pulling Up To Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Concert SZA and Kendrick Lamar will be bringing the "Grand National" tour to Drake's hometown of Toronto on June 12 and 13. By Cole Blake March 12, 2025
Music SZA Calls Out Shannon Sharpe For "Tacky" Question About Her BBL During Coco Jones Interview SZA has already spoken on her insecurities about the surgery, so Shannon Sharpe asking this was not the smartest move. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025