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 Drake Announces He's "Activated" With New Workout Picture Drake is getting back in the gym as he continues gearing up for the release of his next solo studio album. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Partners With Wal-Mart For Hot Girl Summer Swimwear Line Megan Thee Stallion stirred up controversy last week at the Met Gala for breaking the rules by taking photos at the event. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 16, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wants Tory Lanez Sanctioned For Failing To Explain “Inflammatory” Deposition Megan Thee Stallion's legal team accuses Tory Lanez of throwing "petty, misogynistic jabs" during his deposition. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Politics Democratic Party References "Not Like Us" To Blast Donald Trump's Jeffery Epstein Controversy Many fans have speculated that this will help Drake's defamation case against UMG for releasing the Kendrick Lamar diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music Diddy Proposes $1 Million Bond Package With Strict Travel Conditions After Trial's Verdict We still have no idea what Diddy's sentence will be after his trial's jury acquitted him on some charges and convicted him on others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Politics Nelly Responds To "Pro-Trump" Claims After Performing At Inaugural Ball Nelly performed at the Liberty Ball during President Trump's first week back in office, a move that sparked backlash. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Ja Rule Pays Tribute To Irv Gotti During Summer Jam Set Ja Rule and Irv Gotti made some truly classic hip-hop in the 2000s and beyond, and Ja didn't experience this bittersweet moment alone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Kodak Black Caught Picking His Nose And Wiping Boogers On Woman's Head Kodak Black went digging for gold and found the jackpot. However, he decided to give treasure to someone else. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Audio Of Cassie Allegedly Threatening To Kill An Escort Releases To The Public The Diddy trial continues in New York, and now, the public is being made privy to an audio recording of Cassie issuing alleged threats. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Speaks On The Absurd Amount Of Joints He Smokes Every Day Wiz Khalifa is one of hip-hop's biggest devil's lettuce advocates, and he wasn't scared to tell Jimmy Kimmel about his high tolerance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Why He Thinks Jay-Z & Drake Started Beefing Although Jay-Z and Drake collaborated in the 2020s decade, DJ Akademiks thinks the root of their fallout happened much earlier. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026