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 JID Still Wants To Rap With Kendrick Lamar After J. Cole Apology JID explained on "The Joe Budden Podcast" why J Cole's apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss song deserves more respect and nuanced discussion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music JID Reveals The Tracklist For "God Does Like Ugly" With Some Twists JID's highly anticipated fourth album "God Does Like Ugly" is going to be here on August 8. "WRK" is the lone single from the rollout. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee’s “Which One” Makes Disappointing Billboard Hot 100 Debut Last month, Drake teamed up with Central Cee to drop the second single from his upcoming ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music T-Pain Plays Drake's "Rich Baby Daddy" At Lollapalooza After Divisive Retirement Remarks T-Pain played Drake's "Rich Baby Daddy" during his set at the popular music festival, potentially suggesting they made up after their "beef." By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Confirms "It's Us Vol. 2" With Concrete Boys Is Coming Lil Yachty formed the Concrete Boys and his label, Concrete Rekordz in early 2024. Members include Draft Day, Camo!, and Dc2trill. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Celebrates "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" No. 1 Debut & "CHROMAKOPIA" Success Tyler, The Creator still has a few overseas shows left on the "CHROMAKOPIA" tour, but they will be a bit different to his recent run. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025
Music 50 Cent Drags Benzino's New Music Through The Mud: "The Worst S**t I Heard This Year" The feud between 50 Cent and Benzino is a hip-hop mainstay at this point, much like Fif's many other beefs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Akon Labels Former Friend Be.I A "Scammer" In Fiery Exchange Be.I has since responded to Akon's fiery comments, calling out Akon City and accusing him of also being a scammer as well. 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 Milagro Gramz Will Be Coughing Up Money For Megan Thee Stallion's Lawyers Megan Thee Stallion appears to have the upper hand in her lawsuit against Milagro Gramz, as evidenced by the YouTuber needing to pay up. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Joe Budden Podcast Passionately Debates Who's The Greatest Female Rapper Ever "The Joe Budden Podcast" got into a friendly debate over the top femcee. However, they did reach a consensus on a Mount Rushmore. By Zachary Horvath July 25, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Teases Scathing Diss Track Targeting 50 Cent & Daphne Joy Earlier this week, 50 Cent reignited his beef with Dave Blunts with a shady Instagram post directed at Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025