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 Afrika Bambaataa Loses Child Sex Abuse & Trafficking Case Due To Default Judgement Afrika Bambaataa never legally responded to the 2021 lawsuit against him from an anonymous and alleged abuse and trafficking victim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Young Thug Calls Kid Cudi A "Rat" In Lightning Fast Tweet-And-Delete Young Thug does not seem to be the biggest fan of Kid Cudi these days following the artist's testimony at the Diddy Trial. By Alexander Cole May 23, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Announces Return To "Album Mode" With Viral Influencer Ashton Hall DJ Khaled originally delayed his album after Drake made a public statement that he has not cleared his features on the album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music Hitta J3 Slams Ice Of “The Joe Budden Podcast” After Joining Joey Bada$$ Beef Joe Budden's podcast co-host Ice recently threw some serious shade on Twitter, prompting a quick response from Hitta J3. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Photos Of Kid Cudi’s Fire-Damaged Porsche Released To The Public Amid Diddy Trial Kid Cudi took the stand in Diddy's trial today, alleging that the Bad Boy founder broke into his house and set his car on fire. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Delivers Harsh Message About His Upcoming Tour Just a few weeks after getting out of prison, NBA YoungBoy announced his "MASA (Make America Slime Again)" tour. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Reportedly Transferred To Another Prison Amid Stabbing Recovery While many Tory Lanez fans are arguing for his alleged innocence right now, most of them are just grateful he's still with us. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Dave Portnoy Goes Scorched Earth On "Piece Of Sh*t" Kanye West Kanye West has been making headlines for numerous antisemitic antics, including naming his latest single, "Heil Hitler." By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Viral Drake Gives Advice To Hopeful Directors Submitting Kai Cenat Music Video Ideas Kai Cenat will direct the next Drake music video, for which fans can submit treatments right now. Before doing so, Drizzy has game to share. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music SZA Defends Megan Thee Stallion From Rampant "Bullying" After Tory Lanez's Latest Claims Tory Lanez's legal team held a press conference, last week, to continue to proclaim his innocence in shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music Nyck Caution Takes Shots At Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, & Ray Vaughn On "Die Another Day" Pro Era rapper Nyck Caution is backing up Joey Bada$$ with "Die Another Day," perhaps the most scathing diss track of all. By Alexander Cole May 22, 2025
Music GloRilla Upsets The Internet After Seemingly Confirming She Got A Nose Job Fans of GloRilla have always found her to be absolutely adorable, but some are turning on her real quick thanks to this procedure. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025