In the rap game, musical content can often take a turn for the macabre, but there’s a dark trend in Florida that is taking horrorcore out of the studio and into swanky gated communities in the Sunshine State. There is an incredibly creepy coffin prank going around in hip-hop and now Drake’s name…
The rollout for Young Thug is looking promising early on thanks to “Money On Money” with Future. The Atlanta contemporaries dropped their track this Friday, April 25, and are seeing nice returns already. Per Kurrco, the lead single to UY Scuti raked in around 1.7 million streams on Spotify. But…
Sexyy Red was one of many artists shocked by the sudden death of Rich Homie Quan. News of this broke on Thursday (September 5), the same day she had a “Sexyy Red 4 President” tour stop in Lincoln, Nebraska alongside her tour mate Kodak Black. The St. Louis femcee paid…
By Lee Hubbard Zernell Gillie has been in and around the Hip Hop and House music scene in Chicago for over 30 years. The world-renowned DJ has spun records all over the world and headlined parties in London, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, France to name a few. His love for…
It’s only been a few days since Playboi Carti released his debut studio album, Die Lit, but it’s already destined to be one of the hottest drops of the summer. Everyone from UK grime artist Skepta to Rap Queen Nicki Minaj to R&B crooner Bryson Tiller has hopped on his project, but…
Diddy to Jury Pool Sex, Drugs & Hip Hop … What’s Your Take??? Published April 28, 2025 10:25 AM PDT | Updated April 28, 2025 2:36 PM PDT Potential jurors in Diddy‘s federal trial are gonna get grilled on several subjects before they get picked … and the hot topics…
Following Kanye West’s shocking tweet, the worst possible thing was for a comedian to discover it. Unfortunately, it did as Andrew Schulz and Charlamagne Tha God reacted together over the news. It’s worth noting though that The Breakfast Club co-host already discussed the matter on said show. There, he was…
The hip-hop world is currently reeling from the sudden, shocking, and still alleged loss of Rich Homie Quan at 34 years old, which remains a mystery at press time. As such, we encourage our readers to take these news items with a grain of salt, as we still have little…
About The Author Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience,…
Eighties hip-hop trio The Fat Boys are making a comeback. The group, perhaps known best thanks to Jay-Z’s lament over their break-up on ‘The Blueprint’ track ‘Blueprint Complication,’ is coming correct with a new clothing line to be distributed by Urban Outfitters and Hot Topic — two stores that are…