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 Creators Of Virtual Rapper FN Meka Under Fire For Mocking Police Brutality AI Virtual rapper FN Meka is receiving major backlash for promoting police brutality and incarceration after an old Instagram post resurfaced. By hnhh August 23, 2022
Music Hit-Boy & Benny The Butcher Tease Another Collaboration Hit-Boy and Benny The Butcher seem to be working together again. By Cole Blake September 21, 2022
TV Chloe Bailey Flexes Flowers From Beyoncé After BET Show: "Making Me Proud" Chlöe has frequently been compared to Queen B throughout her rise to fame. By Hayley Hynes June 28, 2022
Music Bruno Mars Pranks Anderson .Paak By Wearing His Silk Sonic Wig During Vegas Show Mars grabbed one of .Paak's Ike Turner wigs and surprised him on stage during "Leave the Door Open." By Erika Marie May 31, 2022
Music Will.I.Am Says He Doesn't Biggie Or 2Pac's Music: "Doesn’t Speak To My Spirit" Will.i.am says that he prefers A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul to Biggie and 2Pac. By Cole Blake July 26, 2022
Pop Culture Rap Lyrics Bill Passed By California Legislature, Awaiting Signature From Governor California will be the first state to place limits on when rap can be used in court. By Hayley Hynes August 23, 2022
Music Lil Xan Drops Out Of His Own Tour Due To Dispute With Opening Act Lil Xan quits his own tour. By Aron A. May 31, 2022
Music Joell Ortiz Says He's "Not Above A Diss Record" While Speaking On Slaughterhouse Fallout Earlier this year, there was tension with Ortiz and his ex-groupmates Joe Budden and Roy Da 5'9" over his joint album with KXNG Crooked. By Erika Marie August 22, 2022
Pop Culture Drake Criticized For His Fourteen-Minute Flights On Private Jet People aren't happy with Drake's multiple flights between Toronto and Hamilton. By Rex Provost July 26, 2022
Tech AI-Controlled Rapper FN Meka's Creator Speaks Out On His Capitol Records-Signed Design Factory New co-founder Anthony Martini feels as though traditional A&Rs are "inefficient and unreliable." By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2022
Music Drake Taps Legends For All Canadian North Stars Concert In Toronto Drake is bringing out Canadian legends to honor "the music that paved the way for all of us." By Aron A. July 26, 2022
Pop Culture Perkio Says Because Lil Durk Is Single, He's Single The notorious doppelgänger's following in his lookalike's footsteps... a little too closely, for some. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2022