News

HotNewHipHop is always bringing you the latest Hip Hop and Rap News, as well as the latest Hip Hop song and album updates and gossip.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

News Fat Joe Talks On "Pride N Joy," Comparisons To Native Tongues Fat Joe reveals how his record "Pride N Joy" which featured a massive line-up, came together. By Rose Lilah June 07, 2012
News Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Considering Future Tours With Tupac Hologram Following the well-received performance of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the appearance of Tupac, the two rappers could potentially go on tour and bring the Tupac hologram with them. By Rose Lilah April 17, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Talks On Representing the West Coast & His Many Layers As An Artist Kendrick Lamar had a lengthy conversation about if he feels pressure as an artist reppin' the West, the Tupac hologram, "Cartoon & Cereal" & more. By Rose Lilah May 08, 2012
News Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Talks On "Top 40 Underdogs" & Black Star <p>Yasiin Bey, previously known as Mos Def, sat down to speak to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://hypebeast.com/2012/01/yasiin-bey-the-year-of-the-underdog/">Hypebeast</a> and gave an update on what's coming up for him, including his new series Top 40 Underdogs. Read some excerpts below.</p> By Rose Lilah January 31, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Covers Paper <p>Nicki Minaj covers the magazine <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.papermag.com/" target="_blank">Paper</a>, changing it up with green hair on the cover, but she rocks her pink hair for the rest of the shoot. Peep some photos below and excerpts from the interview.</p> By Rose Lilah February 10, 2012
News Nas and Tyler, the Creator Talk About God, Drugs, Bruno Mars <p>For the most recent cover story of XXL featuring Nas, he was interviewed by Tyler, the Creator. The result is not your typical interview, and XXL gives us some of the highlights from their conversation (which ranged from talk of God, drugs, and Bruno Mars). Check it out below!</p> <p>On Bruno Mars:</p> <p>Nas: "Are we gonna see you and Bruno gunning after eachother with AKs? What's going on with that?"</p> By Rose Lilah October 27, 2011
News Chris Brown May Not Do Any Interviews in 2012 <p>Tina Davis, Chris Brown's manager, recently spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/chris-brown-will-not-do-interviews-but-concentrate-1005787752.story#/column/the-juice/chris-brown-will-not-do-interviews-but-concentrate-1005787752.story" target="_blank">Billboard</a> on the r'n'b singer/rapper, and according to her he may not do any interviews in 2012. Read some excerpts below.</p> <p><strong>On His Comeback After The 2009 Incident With Rihanna:</strong></p> By Rose Lilah January 04, 2012
News J. Cole Speaks On Jay-Z's Input, Creative Control & Production <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Cole talks about how much creative control he had, how involved Jigga man was with his debut and why he didn't chase down Swizz Beatz or Timbo for beats.</p> By Rose Lilah September 30, 2011
News Kreayshawn & Manager Address Rick Ross' Threats, "I'm Not Concerned w/ Any Of That" <p>West Coast rap newcomer <strong>Kreayshawn</strong> has further elaborated on her publicized feud with hip-hop superstar <strong>Rick Ross</strong> and said his recent <em>XXL Magazine</em> threats are a thing of the past.</p> <div id="banner-160x600"> </div> <p>Accompanied by her manager <strong>Stretch</strong>, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sohh.com/jump/index.php?goto=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qpC_0dc9XM#" rel="external">Kreay said Ross' remarks</a> likely came prior to their face-to-face confrontation at last month's Video Music Awards.</p> By Rose Lilah September 19, 2011
News J. Cole: ‘Any Given Sunday #3′ (Ustream Session) <p>This week’s Any Given Sunday consisted of a Ustream session from J. Cole. He chatted with fans, played snippets of songs that didn’t make the album cut, talked about the the leaked ‘Work Out’ video and more. Parts 1 to 3 are below. Here are some highlights:<br /> <br /> - The ‘Work Out’ video was an unauthorized leak. The video was re-shot and will premiere on Monday, August 15th on 106 & Park.<br /> - Will most probably release a new track sometime next week.<br /> By Rose Lilah August 15, 2011
News DJ Khaled – We The Best Forever (Album Cover & Track List) <p style="text-align: center;"><img height="497" border="0" width="500" src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/public/userfiles/image/We_The_Best_Forever.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Khaled took to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/therealdjkhaled">Twitter</a> to debut his new album cover on which he chooses to sit like a boss. The project is set for a June 28th release date, so expect Khaled to start pushing it heavy soon. We also expect a lot of big names on the track list.</p> By Rose Lilah June 27, 2011
News Scarface Still Locked Up, Owes Over $123,000 in Child Support <p>Legendary Houston rapper Scarface is still in police custody for failure to pay child support.</p> <p>As XXLMag.com previously reported, 'Face was originally locked up in Montgomery County Jail in Texas back in October 2010 for four separate cases of not paying child support.</p> <p>The former Geto Boys leader has since been moved to Harris County Jail as of last week where he is being held for two active child support warrants totaling $123,372. He also faces two other child support charges as well as charges from the federal government.</p> By Rose Lilah July 02, 2011