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 Ksoo Found Guilty In 2020 Murder Of Jacksonville Rapper Lil' Buck With the guilty verdict, Ksoo and ATK Scotty are both facing life in prison with a sentencing hearing set for next month. By Cole Blake August 01, 2025
Politics Megyn Kelly Pleads With Donald Trump To Not Pardon Diddy Deadline previously reported that Donald Trump was weighing whether to use a presidential pardon on Diddy. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Relationships Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate Their Son KK's First Birthday With Wholesome Family Photos Nelly and Ashanti welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Haynes as their first son, last year, after tying the knot in 2023. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Sports Jay-Z's Roc Nation Addresses "Horrific" NYC Shooting In New Statement Four people were shot and killed at the office building where the NFL is headquartered on Monday in New York City. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music GloRilla Knows She's "Special" In New Snippet Amid Brandon Ingram Dating Chatter GloRilla is still in Mexico celebrating her 26th birthday and doing so by giving fans something to anticipate with a new snippet. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Takes A Direct Shot At Gunna On New Album “Alfredo 2” Today, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist teamed up to unleash their eagerly anticipated new album, "Alfredo 2." By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Relationships Post Malone's Ex Drops Custody Case Over Their Daughter Post Malone and his ex-girlfriend, Hee Sung “Jamie” Park, welcomed their daughter back in 2022, but broke up last year. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Music Multiple New Politicians Join Tory Lanez’s Fight For Freedom Ex-New Jersey Assemblyman Jamel Holley and White House appointee Jack Brewer are petitioning Governor Gavin Newsom to pardon Tory Lanez. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music Ozzy Osbourne Dies At 76 Just Weeks After His Farewell Concert Ozzy Osbourne's death comes just weeks after he reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell concert. By Cole Blake July 22, 2025
Music Drake Co-Signs “F*ck Kendrick” Chants In Birmingham Drake's fans clearly haven't forgotten about his fiery feud with Kendrick Lamar, as evidenced by their behavior during a recent show. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Raekwon Blames His Landlord After His Dispensary Gets Shut Down Over $500K Rent Dispute The news comes after Raekwon dropped his new album through Mass Appeal, "The Emperor's New Clothes," last week. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Keefe D Is Not Scared Of Potential Life Sentence In Tupac Murder Trial The trial of Duane "Keefe D" Davis for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur began this week with jury selection. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2026