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 Kanye West Brings Out Lauryn Hill & Travis Scott At SoFi Stadium Show Alongside Kanye West and Travis Scott, Lauryn Hill also brought out her sons Zion and YG Marley to perform with her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Lil Baby Overtakes 21 Savage For The Highest-Charting Rap Album On Apple Music Lil Baby and 21 Savage both ended 2025 on a high note with their new albums, but the former as a little bit of a leg up to start 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Dame Dash & Fiancée Join The Hipsters To Promote His New Album, Perform A TikTok Routine Dame Dash began his rock music career after a split from Jay-Z and their Roc-A-Fella Records. 365 is the latest album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Secures Promising First Day Spotify Streams For New Album "Bully" Although Kanye West took more time to drop his new album "Bully" on Apple Music after its Spotify release, it still sits at number one there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music Usher Has Nothing But Praise For Diddy Despite Everything That's Happened There's been plenty of speculation about Diddy and Usher's relationship over the years, and recently, the latter set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Cardo Gets Into It With PlaqueBoyMax After Making "Rap Dying" Statement PlaqueBoyMax has been involved in a fair share of beefs since getting more entrenched in rap, his biggest being with Fivio Foreign. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Offset's First Time Going Live On TikTok Results In Fans Sending Him Money Offset had never been on TikTok Live prior to this, and for whatever reason, fans felt inclined to gift him cash. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Reviews Lil Wayne "Tha Carter VI" Review Lil Wayne is trying to keep up when both the industry and the genre are moving on without him—and the result is a confusing album caught between eras, audiences, and expectations. By Aron A. June 11, 2025
Music Young Thug Fires Back At Rich Homie Quan’s Camp: “Quan Went Against Me” Rich Homie Dre and Rich Homie Monta reacted after Young Thug claimed that he "never switched" on Rich Homie Quan. By Aron A. May 07, 2026
Politics Nelly Calls Out Kamala Harris For Marrying A White Man Amid Donald Trump Performance Backlash Nelly recently suggested that he's more pro-Black than Kamala Harris because of who they each decided to marry. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Tia Kemp Goes After Nicki Minaj & Her Fans For Blowing Up Her Phone In Scathing Rant Tia Kemp previously sided with Cardi B in her viral beef with Nicki Minaj, which exploded on social media, last week. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Calls For Lil Durk's Freedom Amid Recent Case Developments Lil Durk and Lil Yachty have a couple of different collaborations together, and fans hope they won't be the only ones they will ever drop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026