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 A$AP Rocky Walks Out Court With Ray-Bans On Right Into The Brand's First-Ever Creative Director Position A$AP Rocky joins the Ray-Bans empire. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Achieve New Streaming Milestone For "luther" On Road To No. 1 Following their Super Bowl halftime show, SZA and Kendrick Lamar fans are enjoying "luther" even more on streaming services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Not So Fast! Nicki Minaj Shuts Down Ray J's Flirty Instagram Comment Ray J has been starstruck by Nicki Minaj ever since they spoke about his wild comments about the Diddy situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Honored With NAACP Image Award Kendrick Lamar's NAACP Image Award for "Not Like Us" follows the song's five wins at the Grammys and other award show victories. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Tony Buzbee Reportedly Barred From Practicing Law In New York City After Jay-Z & Diddy Lawsuit Apart from the dropped sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy, Tony Buzbee had filed over a dozen cases against Sean Combs in NYC. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music Eureka! Drake Fan In Australia Finds Sandal He Threw At Pesky Drone Peeping In His Penthouse This clip of Drake, his sandal, and a drone instantly turned into a meme. Perhaps this fan will return it to him on his "Anita Max Win" tour! By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Politics What's The Big Deal? Jim Jones Defends Rappers Visiting White House To "Respect" Donald Trump Jim Jones thinks Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Boosie Badazz, and other rappers supporting Donald Trump's White House made the right call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music Rihanna Boldly Previews Her Long-Awaited Next Album: "It's Not Going To Be Commercial" While Rihanna fans know to take her new album comments with a grain of salt, this proclamation is very exciting to hear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music French Montana Gets Torched For Dropping New Song With Lara Trump The song is not great, either. By Elias Andrews February 21, 2025
Music Tyga Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To His Mother A Month After Her Passing Tyga sat on this information for a while, but made sure to make it crystal clear just how much he appreciates his mom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music The Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Voletta Wallace, Dies At 72 According to "TMZ," The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother Voletta Wallace passed away this morning in Pennsylvania. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Streetwear "I'm Feeling Myself": Nicki Minaj & Beyonce Fans Come To Blows Over New Cécred Ad The Beyhive and the Barbz continue to debate over the state of Beyonce and Nicki Minaj's relationship, as this Cécred ad sparked a fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025