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

Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, October 9, 2026 The number of hip-hop albums and songs dropping every week is declining as the industry looks to thin out the final quarter. By Alexander Cole October 08, 2026
Sneakers Teyana Taylor Is Reportedly Dropping An Air Jordan 16 Collab Teyana Taylor is reportedly teaming up with Jordan Brand yet again on a new collab, this time the Air Jordan 16. By Ben Atkinson October 08, 2026
Relationships Toni Braxton Poses With Birdman In Sultry 59th Birthday Photoshoot Celebrating another year, Toni Braxton declared she’s “still feeling sexy” and shared a photo with Birdman. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Kendrick Lamar A "Mood Killer" Due To Drake & Playboi Carti Collab DJ Akademiks claims Kendrick Lamar's influence on Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" led to a Carti and Drake collab getting scrapped from the tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Shakia Vanderbilt Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting At Baddies Event San Francisco police charged Shakia Vanderbilt with murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard after a Baddies event. By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Sneakers Official Photos Of The Air Jordan 11 "Green Screen" Are Here Official photos of the Air Jordan 11 "Green Screen" have arrived, and this Space Jam anniversary pair is unlike any 11 before it. By Ben Atkinson October 07, 2026
Relationships Chrisean Rock Wants Another Child With Blueface: "I Won't Mess Up This Time" Chrisean Rock has also allegedly teased at being pregnant during livestreams, which adds more questions around her rekindled Blueface romance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Sports LeBron James Has No Shame In His Drake Fandom Despite Falling Out LeBron James was getting hype to "Whisper My Name." By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music Wale & Stat Quo Get Into It After Stat Calls Rapper A "Buster" Stat Quo and Wale clapped back at each other online after Stat and Justin Hunte discussed Wale's "everything is a lot" album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Gorgeous Doll Apologizes To Kai Cenat After Sharing Alleged Pregnancy Story Gorgeous Doll says she's "clearing her name." By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Pop Culture Jaden Newman & Her Dad Link Up With Adam22 After Sex Tape Leak Jaden Newman and her brother Julian caused a stir by appearing on Adam22's No Jumper after Jaden's leaks, and now their dad is in the mix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Drake’s “FOMO” Songs Set For Impressive Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake's bound for a stellar debut with his "FOMO" songs. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music AZ Chike Says Some L.A. Artists Did Not Capitalize On Their GNX Moment AZ Chike is trying to take full advantage of his opportunity. By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Reveals His First Choice To Sing At His Wedding Wedding plans are taking shape, and Wayne already knows which R&B legend he would love to have onstage for the big day. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Pushed Back Significantly After Contraband Allegations Diddy was allegedly caught with contraband in prison, and just a week later, he is already facing an extended prison stay. By Alexander Cole October 08, 2026
Sneakers Future Steps Out In Mowalola x Air Jordan 14 Mule Future was spotted in New York wearing a metallic Air Jordan 14 Mule, and it's one of the most unusual Jordans of the year. By Ben Atkinson October 08, 2026
Music Kanye West & Jay-Z's "Living So Italian" Has Leaked In Its Entirety An unreleased Kanye West and Jay-Z song from "Watch The Throne" called "Living So Italian" has leaked in its entirety. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
TV Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Early Philly Years Are Coming To TV A new scripted series will revisit Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s rise from West Philadelphia before sitcom fame took over. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Shades Jay-Z For Making "Reasonable Doubt" Seem Like A Big Deal 50 Cent had a few jabs for Jay-Z during his recently published conversation with Andrew Schulz for Interview Magazine. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Sports Mike Tyson Says Diddy Asked Him To Deliver A Letter To Trump Combs’ clemency push reportedly included help from Mike Tyson, who says he personally passed a letter along to the president. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music Kanye West Denied Request To Strike Holocaust, Antisemitism References From “Vultures 2” Lawsuit Alice Merton sued Kanye West for sampling "Blindside" on "Vultures 2" without her permission. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Sports Terrell Owens Sued For Defamation By 3 Friends Of Nolan Wells The lawsuit accuses Terrell Owens of amplifying unsupported claims after a grand jury declined to indict anyone in Nolan Wells’ death. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music Gunna Announces Launch Of His New Music Imprint, SB The Label Gunna is entering a new era as an independent artist ahead of his new album "Splurge," and SB The Label is his new flagship. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026

Next
Last