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. Music Kendrick Lamar continues to solidify himself as a one-of-one talent with insane milestones like his latest one for "good kid, m.A.A.d city."
By
Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026 Music Ray J crowned Tank the winner in the Tyrese Gibson "Verzuz" battle, comparing Tyrese's performance to Ray's own meager showing in 2022.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026 Music J. Cole's new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis for "The Fall-Off" also addressed the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026 Music According to Boosie Badazz, he recently spent his morning dealing with CPS, prompting him to track down the person who called them.
By
Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026 Music Social media users continue to speculate that JAŸ-Z has something big in the works, though for now, that remains to be seen.
By
Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026 Music Blueface was not happy with this loss to Chibu, but perhaps we will see him back in the boxing ring soon enough.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026 Music Drake did have his "Plot Twist" account drop a lot of material over the past few years, so maybe this is part of the "ICEMAN" rollout.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026 Music Drake has been teasing "Iceman" for months at this point, only telling fans that the project will be arriving in 2026.
By
Cole Blake March 11, 2026 Music Doechii previously described herself as bisexual while speaking about her attraction to women during an interview in 2024.
By
Cole Blake February 11, 2026 Music This clip from the "Donda" sessions shows a scrapped Pusha T verse on the Kanye West, Playboi Carti, and Fivio Foreign collab "Off The Grid."
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025 Music The song is included on Travis Scott's latest Cactus Jack compilation album, "JackBoys 2," which dropped on Sunday.
By
Cole Blake July 14, 2025 Music Joycelyn Savage had put out a video breaking her silence on being in a relationship with R Kelly on Monday.
By
Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks A Hot 200 Record For Hip-Hop With "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Kendrick Lamar continues to solidify himself as a one-of-one talent with insane milestones like his latest one for "good kid, m.A.A.d city."
By
Zachary Horvath 
Music Ray J Clowns Tyrese For Disappointing Verzuz Battle With Tank Ray J crowned Tank the winner in the Tyrese Gibson "Verzuz" battle, comparing Tyrese's performance to Ray's own meager showing in 2022.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music J. Cole Divulges What's Next For His Career After "The Fall-Off" J. Cole's new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis for "The Fall-Off" also addressed the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Boosie Badazz Exposes Alleged “Stalker” Who Called CPS On Him According to Boosie Badazz, he recently spent his morning dealing with CPS, prompting him to track down the person who called them.
By
Caroline Fisher 
Music JAŸ-Z Album Rumors Swirl Amid Mogul’s Latest Moves Social media users continue to speculate that JAŸ-Z has something big in the works, though for now, that remains to be seen.
By
Caroline Fisher 
Music Blueface Gets Blown Out By Chibu At Adin Ross' Boxing Event Blueface was not happy with this loss to Chibu, but perhaps we will see him back in the boxing ring soon enough.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Fans Believe They Just Found Drake's Instagram Burner Account Drake did have his "Plot Twist" account drop a lot of material over the past few years, so maybe this is part of the "ICEMAN" rollout.
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake's Latest Instagram Post Has Fans Demanding An "Iceman" Release Date Drake has been teasing "Iceman" for months at this point, only telling fans that the project will be arriving in 2026.
By
Cole Blake 
Music Doechii Comes Out As "Lesbian" On New Instagram Page Doechii previously described herself as bisexual while speaking about her attraction to women during an interview in 2024.
By
Cole Blake 
Music Kanye West Complains To Playboi Carti About Pusha T's "Black Lives Matter" Verse In Old Clip This clip from the "Donda" sessions shows a scrapped Pusha T verse on the Kanye West, Playboi Carti, and Fivio Foreign collab "Off The Grid."
By
Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Travis Scott Builds Off "JackBoys 2" Hype With New Music Video For "Dumbo" The song is included on Travis Scott's latest Cactus Jack compilation album, "JackBoys 2," which dropped on Sunday.
By
Cole Blake 
Music R Kelly's Lawyer Calls Out Joycelyn Savage's Parents For Claiming Her Video Is A.I. Joycelyn Savage had put out a video breaking her silence on being in a relationship with R Kelly on Monday.
By
Cole Blake