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 Charts Don't Lie: September 16th Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Jon Godfrey September 16, 2012
News Young Buck Comments On Prison Sentence Young Buck spoke on his upcoming prison sentence and says his mindset is to move forward and let the past be the past. By Rose Lilah July 19, 2012
News Big Sean Says Sophomore Album Still Untitled, Speaks On First Single Big Sean shared some details on his upcoming album. By Rose Lilah May 23, 2012
News Kanye West Questions The Use Of The Word "Bitch," Hip-Hop's Role In It Kanye West got pensive on us yesterday, going on a Twitter rant about two of hip-hop's favorite words, "bitch" and "nigga." By Rose Lilah September 03, 2012
News Meek Mill Reprimanded By Court For Referencing D.A. In Lyrics Meek Mill was warned at his recent status hearing to not mention the D.A. in his lyrics, as he had previously done in "The Ride." By Rose Lilah August 01, 2012
News Wiz Khalifa Says "O.N.I.F.C." Pushed Back To September Wiz Khalifa says "O.N.I.F.C." delayed until September, and mixtape with Curren$y coming out August 9th. By Rose Lilah August 01, 2012
News Birdman Says Lil Wayne's Next Album Is A "Perfect Work Of Art" Birdman promises greatness on Lil Wayne's next studio LP, "I Am Not A Human Being II." By Rose Lilah July 04, 2012
News Big Sean Speaks On Sophmore Album, Production From Kanye & No I.D. <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://bootlegkev.com/2012/02/exclusive-big-sean-interview-w-bootleg-kev-video/" target="_blank">Big Sean recently sat down and spoke to Bootleg Kev</a>, and he gave us some details on his Sophmore album. The follow up of "Finally Famous: The Album," will feature production by Kanye West and No I.D.</p> By Rose Lilah February 27, 2012
News Kanye West Cites Nietzsche In Lawsuit for "Stronger" <p>Kanye West, who was facing lawsuit from a man called <span id="intelliTXT">Vincent Peters who claims that Ye stole his idea for his hit song "Stronger", cited Nietzshe as his influence for the song idea in a brief his legal team submitted last week.<br /> </span></p> By Rose Lilah November 24, 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 Ja Rule's Lawyer Breaks Silence On 2-Year Jail Bid <p>Ja Rule pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, but the New York rapper will not be going behind bars anytime soon. XXLMag.com just got off the phone with his lawyer, Stacey Richman, who says she managed to work out a deal with the district attorney to keep him free until he finishes some prior business agreements.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 15, 2010
News US rap artists opting for less flashy cars <p>Rap artists in the US are toning down the colour of their rides, opting to go with a matte black paint job rather than the usual flashy colours.<br /> <br /> According to Forbes Magazine, the head of Los Angeles luxury car "pimper" Platinum Motorsports, George Keshishyan, said matte black paint jobs are the order of the day, as rappers now prefer to travel incognito.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 19, 2010