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 Kanye West Pledges To Never Diss Drake Again After Latest Development In UMG Lawsuit Kanye West has shared mixed reactions about the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, bashed both artists separately in diss tracks. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music SZA Admits She Was "Relieved" Her Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance Was Shortened SZA and Kendrick Lamar will be reuniting again for the highly anticipated "Grand National Tour," later this month. By Cole Blake April 13, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Reportedly Takes Legal Action Against Kanye West Following His Wild Allegations Kanye West's obsession with Taylor Swift dates all the way back to the infamous 2009 VMAs, and has only gotten more complex since. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Kanye West Claps Back At Fans For Defending Virgil Abloh Kanye West has been targeting Virgil Abloh as his wild and controversial antics on social media continue to make headlines. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music Killing Of 7-Year-Old In Florida Linked To Gang Rivalry That Led To Foolio's Death Foolio was gunned down in the parking lot of a hotel in Tampa, Florida, last year by alleged members of a rival gang. By Cole Blake March 30, 2025
Music Billie Eilish Acknowledges Nicki Minaj As The Real G.O.A.T. of Rap Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj collaborated on Pink Friday 2 track "Are You Gone Already," after Eilish fangirled over Minaj for years. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Vehemently Denies Assaulting Woman Suing Him During Trial Soulja Boy is being accused of sexual battery, sexual assault, false imprisonment, emotional distress, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Forced To Cough Up $250K For Skipping D.C. Concert Apparently, 6ix9ine ran off with $60K from D.C. promoters and ditched his 2018 commitment to perform in New Jersey instead. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Lil Durk Shatters Record For Most RIAA Certifications Of Any Rapper In 2025 The achievement comes as Lil Durk gears up to release his new album titled, "Deep Thoughts," on Friday, March 28. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Isn't Buying Floyd Mayweather's Bold Claim About Owning 100 Buildings In New York 50 Cent once again is poking fun at his longtime rival, Floyd Mayweather, this time for his appearance on "The Tonight Show." By Cole Blake March 26, 2025
Music NxWorries Gets Down On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update "R&B Season" boasts new picks from Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge, Rihanna, Emotional Oranges, GIVĒON, Naomi Sharon, and more this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Drake Posts Tory Lanez Petition Demanding His Freedom Drake's support for Tory Lanez comes amid the incarcerated MC's prison stabbing and alleged new evidence supposedly proving his innocence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025