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LegalSeptember 2

Dame Dash's bankruptcy trustee seeks to sell his likeness and music archive
The trustee has also questioned whether the Roc-A-Fella co-founder is truly broke, AllHipHop reported.
LegalSeptember 2

Rapper Famous Dex arrested on domestic battery charges
The alleged victim has described her injuries following the arrest.
LegalSeptember 2

Rapper Lil Durk asks for two scholars to explain drill to jurors
His side argues a jury needs help telling drill performance apart from claims about real events.
LegalSeptember 2

MO3 murder trial opens in Dallas with testimony from the rapper's mother
Prosecutors say Kewon White was paid to carry out the killing on Interstate 35E in November 2020.
ToursSeptember 2

Gazprom Arena says Kanye West's October dates have no signed contract
The promoter disputes that and says the shows are still on, while reporting puts the fee at $10 million either way.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Texas rapper Syndaartist releases the country-tinged single RUNNiNG
He has a distribution deal with Steve Stoute's UnitedMasters and more songs ready.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Wiz Khalifa releases the single "Yiccen" ahead of a new EP
The song arrived September 1, before a project called COOL AZZ SUMMER.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Sauce Walka and Adrien Broner team up on the single "Been Crashing"
Months of streaming on Kick brought the rapper and the former boxer together.
LegalSeptember 2

Duane Keffe D Davis found guilty of rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder
It is the first conviction in a case that ran for almost 30 years, and he asked to appeal within minutes of the verdict.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Texas rapper Mike Dimes releases the album B.I.L.L.Y
Fifteen tracks with Maxo Kream, Ski Mask The Slump God and 1900Rugrat, put out mid-week rather than on a Friday.
ToursSeptember 2

Rapper Kanye West set to perform two Russia shows despite cultural boycott
Tickets for the October shows at Gazprom Arena sold out within hours, even as several other 2026 tour dates have been cancelled.
ReleasesSeptember 2

03 Greedo returns with the nine-track EP Last Night Out
Ty Dolla $ign, Wallie The Sensei, Desto Dubb and Kalan.FrFr all turn up across a mid-week release.
ReleasesSeptember 2

GDP announces the album Cross Off Matthew after years away
The New Jersey rapper, born Matthew Miller, spent the last decade on film and photography instead of records.
LegalSeptember 2

Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas, 30 years on
Prosecutors say the rapper's killing was revenge for a beating, and that Duane Davis said so himself.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Young Thug's Eaters puts Travis Scott, Future and Yeat on one song
It is one of three Slime Language 3 cuts singled out early, alongside Snakes On My Collar and Club Outside.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Oakland rapper Ovrkast. sets October 9 for the album "STRIKING"
Twelve tracks on the Brooklyn label three times LOUDER, built over a year and a half from an idea that began as an expansion of his last record.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Flo Milli releases the "Too Bo$$y" video, built on Kelis' 2006 single "Bossy"
Coby Mehler directed the clip for a track Allen Ritter and Nico Baran produced.
ToursSeptember 1

Drake joins Don Toliver in Toronto for the first live ICEMAN songs
He opened with Shabang and closed on Janice STFU during the OCTANE tour stop in his home city.
ReleasesSeptember 1

GloRilla and Sexyy Red draw a backlash over their "Jiggly Bow Bow" song preview
Listeners called the snippet lazy and dragged up old feuds; no release date has been set.
ToursSeptember 1

Jay-Z surprises fans at a London pop-up before his Tottenham stadium shows
The Trafalgar Square installation is part of a 30th anniversary run built around The Blueprint.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Tom Hardy raps as Frankie Pulitzer on a new album with the group Czarface
The 15-track record brings in Busta Rhymes, Method Man, EL-P and Kendra Morris.
ReleasesSeptember 1

CZARFACE make an album with Tom Hardy, who raps as Frankie Pulitzer
The 15-track record arrived on Silver Age with Busta Rhymes, Method Man and El-P guesting.
LegalSeptember 1

Duane Davis is convicted of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
A Las Vegas jury took under three hours, days after a detective testified he was told to hold off arresting Davis in 2009.
ToursSeptember 1

Saint Levant postpones his North American tour over US visa problems
The Palestinian rapper says additional background checks could take months, so the dates move to 2027.
BusinessSeptember 1

Rapper Jay-Z opens a Trafalgar Square pop-up before his Tottenham stadium shows
The installation screens period television from 2001, the year The Blueprint arrived.
ToursSeptember 1

Kneecap announce the Fenian world tour with UK and Ireland arena dates
The run opens in Mexico City in October and closes at Dublin's 3Arena on 16 December.
ChartsSeptember 1

Cardi B takes a fourth diamond single with WAP, passing Nicki Minaj
The RIAA certified the Megan Thee Stallion collaboration at 10 million units in early August.
AwardsAugust 31

Kendrick Lamar takes BMI songwriter of the year as Nas collects the Icon award
Five of the six songs behind the honour came from GNX, and Luther won song of the year on the same night.
ReleasesAugust 31

Outkast mark 30 years of the album ATLiens with an East Point soccer partnership
Big Boi handed jerseys to youth teams in person, with a cut of sales going to Soccer in the Streets.
ToursAugust 31

Ye plays 41 songs at a sold-out New Orleans Superdome concert
More than 65,000 people saw his first show in the city in 13 years, with Ty Dolla $ign joining for three songs.
ReleasesAugust 31

Ty Dolla $ign says the Vultures 3 album with Kanye West is still coming
Ye has confirmed nothing, and the series stalled after a second instalment in 2024 that landed badly.
ReleasesAugust 31

Lil Baby puts MrBeast on a Dead Fresh remix, a song built on a Pharrell beat
The YouTuber's verse counts off ocean cleanups and tree plantings in a video shot in Greenville, North Carolina.
LegalAugust 31

CJ Wallace wins a ruling as his defamation case moves to a damages hearing
A federal judge in Tampa refused to undo a default against Jonathan Hay and set an Oct. 8 date.
ReleasesAugust 31

Philadelphia rapper Young Chris returns with the three-track EP Brief Intermission
The Young Gunz and State Property veteran keeps his latest project down to a quarter of an hour of new bars.
ReleasesAugust 31

skaiwater releases the surprise album femme fatale
The Nottingham rapper and producer follows February's Wonderful with twelve tracks and a single guest.
LegalAugust 31

Rapper The Game loses another court appeal over a 7.13 million judgment
Priscilla Rainey's collection campaign now points at the rapper's new album.
ReleasesAugust 31

No Limit era producer Donald XL Robertson returns with the beat tape Sunday's Mood
Twelve instrumentals draw on the brass bands and jazz he grew up with in New Orleans, with no rapper in front of them.
ReleasesAugust 31

Drake teases a Choosin Texas remix with the country singer Ella Langley
The rapper played a slowed down version from behind a DJ table in Toronto, a week after turning up at one of her Arkansas shows.
ToursAugust 31

SOB x RBE lose a festival set after organizers report threats to their team
The Vallejo group were due at the New West Coast Festival in Salt Lake City, in what would have been their second reunion show.
ReleasesAugust 31

2Slimey pushes rage rap further out on the single Critical
HotNewHipHop gave the Straight Edge track a 1.25 out of 5 and asked whether the noise is still worth it.
LegalAugust 31

Jermaine Dupri drops his 18 million dollar royalty suit against Sony Music
So So Def filed a voluntary dismissal before the label had answered the complaint.
ChartsAugust 30

Drake becomes the first artist past 140 billion Spotify streams
Taylor Swift sits second on 130 billion, and ICEMAN is one of three albums he has put out this year.
ReleasesAugust 30

Lil Wayne makes another Green Bay Packers song with the single Special Ops
Manny G, Swede and Ethan First produced it, and it first turned up in a uniform promo.
FestivalsAugust 30

Rapper Loyle Carner hits out at J.K. Rowling and the far right at Reading festival
He introduced one song as being in direct opposition to the far right and asked the crowd to cheer the NHS.
LegalAugust 30

BigXthaPlug arrested on DUI and weapons charges in Texas
The arrest caused him to miss a scheduled performance.
ToursAugust 30

Rapper Tyler, The Creator says his first All Points East crowd was dead
He became the first artist to headline the London festival on two consecutive days, and brought out A$AP Rocky.
LegalAugust 30

Rapper Lefty Gunplay booked on an assault charge after a Missouri show
He was taken into Greene County Jail on Saturday morning, hours after playing Regency Live in Springfield.
LegalAugust 30

Rapper ColdheartedAC charged over an $8.1 million stolen check scheme
A 25-count federal indictment names Ada William Obayuwana and two co-defendants across three Southern California counties.
ReleasesAugust 30

Young Thug's Slime Language 3 lands after a missed midnight album drop
The 41-track Young Stoner Life compilation brings in Future, Veeze, Travis Scott, Lil Baby and Cash Cobain.
ReleasesAugust 30

Chris Patrick, the 2026 XXL Freshman, shares the single Check Me
A 2025 freestyle on Kai Cenat's stream put the rapper in front of a much larger audience.
ToursAugust 30

Rick Ross scraps the final North Carolina dates of his Port of Miami tour
Tanger Center and Blumenthal Arts pulled both shows, and 50 Cent was quick to pile on.
BusinessAugust 30

Quality Control label boss Pierre "P" Thomas is recovering from a heart attack
His daughter Journey posted a family photo and thanked God, weeks after false reports of his death circulated.
ReleasesAugust 30

Lackvill keeps the menace short and blunt on the new single New Level
The track landed on August 28 with no album attached to it.
BreakupsAugust 29

Reed Dollaz walks away from battle rap and names his price to come back
He put his price at nothing under $20,000 a battle and said the passion has gone.
LegalAugust 29

Appeals court says rapper Bankroll Freddie's lyrics were fair evidence
The Eighth Circuit let his marijuana and firearms convictions stand, and he is serving 12.5 years.
ReleasesAugust 29

Rapper Dave brings out James Blake, Central Cee and Kano at Reading festival
His first time back at the top of the bill since 2022 closed a world tour with three guests and a string section.
ReleasesAugust 29

EST Gee shares the singles YA DIGG and YOU KNOW IT before his new album
EST SkiMike, 86Snot, EST Spit and EST4Nikk fill out the two tracks, which arrived on August 28.
ObituaryAugust 29

Wacko, the New Orleans rapper on UTP's Nolia Clap, has died
Damon Grison shared a writing credit on the 2004 single that reached No. 31 on the Hot 100.
ReleasesAugust 29

Travis Scott signals producer Mike Dean is back for his next album
He reposted studio footage with Dean and Anthony Kilhoffer, and wrote that an album is on the way.
FestivalsAugust 29

Police seize over 700 pounds of drugs at the Gathering of the Juggalos festival
Officers ran 305 traffic stops with 12 K9 units in Camden County, Missouri, and arrested four people.
ReleasesAugust 29

DC The Don returns with the single Yellow, featuring Sajkeena and midwxst
The track lands on his DC FRIDAYS 3 project and marks another reunion with the underground rapper midwxst.
ReleasesAugust 29

Yung Miami's Spend Dat single gets an international remix with Davido and Vybz Kartel
Shenseea rounds out the guest list on the second rework of the song, released the same day as a Lil Baby version.
FestivalsAugust 29

Skepta gives three Fork & Knife songs their first airing at Reading festival
Pandora's Box, Aloe Vera and Innocent Smile went to the crowd first, and two sacked security guards joined him for Toxic.
ReleasesAugust 29

The Roots' Game Theory turns 20, the Def Jam album that changed their course
Angus Batey writes that the record should have made them stars and instead forced the band to adapt to survive.
ReleasesAugust 29

Rob49 and Sexyy Red reunite on the In the Club music video
It is the first single from his coming project Life of the Party, a year after the pair cut So Sexyy.
ReleasesAugust 28

Ice Spice and Lil Yachty release the single Out My Face (My Baby)
The video splits into two halves at a beat switch, with cameos from Karrahboo and the Concrete Boys.
ToursAugust 28

J. Cole cancels a Sacramento tour date after a crew member dies in a crash
Jarlath Parkinson, 66, was hauling gear from Seattle when his big rig overturned on Interstate 5 in Yolo County.
LegalAugust 28

Lawsuit says AI was used on rapper Kanye West's two latest albums
An anonymous producer names Vultures 2 and Bully, and wants paying for work he says went uncredited.
ReleasesAugust 28

Cardi B releases the AH HA music video after a costly New York shoot
Directed by Botha Churchboy, the clip landed on August 28 after the rapper called the roughly $1 million shoot a nightmare.
ReleasesAugust 28

Ken Carson and ApolloRed1 aim a diss song at Nine Vicious on Cartunez
9 bitches names the former YSL rapper outright after he took shots at the Opium label and its co-founder.
ReleasesAugust 28

Dahi puts Kendrick Lamar and Amber Mark on the single How To Pray
The track sits on the producer's album Black Boy (Alternative), released the same day.
ReleasesAugust 28

HXG keep the rage rap energy up on their new song Versus
The Opium duo of Meechie and Beno! put out the track on August 28.
ReleasesAugust 28

AZ Chike and Tyler, The Creator share the single Look Like My Mama
The South Central rapper takes the lead and Tyler drops back into underground rap behind him.
ReleasesAugust 28

Lancey Foux releases the album THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
The 21-track record comes through Human Re Sources and RCA, with one guest and a long list of producers.
ReleasesAugust 28

Night Lovell releases the eleven-track album MY BLOOD AS THE INK
The Canadian rapper keeps to the gothic sound and gory imagery his audience grew up on.
ReleasesAugust 28

Young Thug says the YSL album Slime Language 3 is close after a few changes
The compilation missed its own midnight date, and Thugger has not named a new one.
ReleasesAugust 28

Beastie Boys' Mike D discusses his first solo album, Thank You
He opens up about the joys and insecurities of writing it, and grieving Adam Yauch.
ReleasesAugust 28

Headie One drops the 10-track mixtape MMM
The tape came out of Monday Music Marathon studio sessions the rapper opened to fans earlier this year.
ReleasesAugust 28

Charlotte rapper Boohavinn releases the album ROTY
Eleven tracks, no guest verses, and a title that reads as a claim on rookie of the year.
ReleasesAugust 28

Jay Worthy, LNDN DRGS and George Clinton release the album Generation P
Snoop Dogg, Larry June, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y and Del the Funky Homosapien all turn up.
ReleasesAugust 28

Busta Rhymes releases the single This Woman with D'Angelo over a J Dilla beat
Both collaborators have died, making the track a posthumous meeting of the three.
ReleasesAugust 28

Vory returns with the 10-track album DONDADA
Domani, 2 Chainz, Fredo Bang, Trae The Truth and Dame Atlas appear on the record.
ReleasesAugust 28

LEMFRECK opens a new chapter with the single I KNEW, ahead of CRYOGENICS
The Newport artist's mixtape lands 25 September through Noctown, built around a radio concept called NOCTOWN FM.
ReleasesAugust 28

Dave Blunts puts out the Ulysses EP
The five-track project drew HotNewHipHop's lowest reader rating of the week at 1.5 out of 5.
ReleasesAugust 28

E-40 drops Turning My Money Over, billed as a quadruple album
Forty songs in four ten-track parts, with Too $hort, Killer Mike, Larry June and Anderson .Paak among the guests.
ReleasesAugust 28

Superstar Pride returns with the single First Day Out
The Painting Pictures rapper is back home after three years in jail on a first-degree murder charge.
ReleasesAugust 28

Nardo Wick returns as an independent artist with Is Dat Right?
The Jacksonville rapper's first single since leaving his label deal landed on 28 August.
ReleasesAugust 28

Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa share a single before The Godbody LP
The joint album arrives on 18 September, with Ghostface Killah, Snoop Dogg and KRS-One across its tracklist.
ReleasesAugust 28

Rob49 and Sexyy Red team up again on the single IN THE CLUB
The two have made a habit of these, and HotNewHipHop calls this the clearest version of the sound they share.
ReleasesAugust 28

Charleston rapper Trim shares the single Get Hit
The South Carolina MC follows Coconut Water with a cut listed under her project FIRST PRINCESS.
ReleasesAugust 28

YNW Melly releases the album Collect Call II while awaiting a retrial
The rapper has been in custody since 2019, with no verdict yet in his double murder case.
BusinessAugust 28

Reservoir's PopIndia buys the Vincey Productions catalog
The deal adds YouTube channels with 10 million subscribers between them, and comes with a publishing signing for the producer 30KEY!
ReleasesAugust 27

AZ Chike and Tyler, the Creator restage two films in the Look Like My Mama video
The clip opens at NRFTW High School, naming the album No Rest For The Wicked and a September 18 date.
BusinessAugust 27

Snoop Dogg biopic casts Algee Smith as Warren G and Tre Hale as Suge Knight
Craig Brewer directs the Universal film, with production due around Los Angeles in mid-September and a 2027 release.
ReleasesAugust 27

Superstar Pride, out of jail, releases a First Day Out song and video
The Mississippi rapper had been held since 2023 on a first-degree murder charge, and what prompted his release is unclear.
LegalAugust 27

Judge cuts 17 claims but rapper 6ix9ine still faces 14 from Yailin
Aileen Cannon left the abuse, privacy, explicit-content and property allegations alive, with an answer due in September.
BusinessAugust 27

Authentic Brands takes a majority stake in the IP of rapper Drake's OVO
Vince Holding Corp. picks up the operating business and will run design, product and the 12 flagship stores.
ReleasesAugust 27

Lefty Gunplay returns with the single Just Another Day
The Kendrick Lamar feature on tv off changed his position, and he has since got sober and gone back to writing.
LegalAugust 27

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons recovers Celsius shares in a 1MDB case
A Brooklyn federal court approved the settlement, and at least $8.6 million is earmarked for four creditors.
BusinessAugust 27

Snoop Dogg biopic casts Camron Jones as Tupac Shakur
Lauren London also joins the cast as Snoop's late mother, ahead of the film's August 2027 release.
BusinessAugust 27

Authentic Brands Group buys 51% of rapper Drake's OVO label
He keeps a 44% holding and creative control, while Vince Holding Corp. takes over design, merchandising and retail.
FestivalsAugust 27

First Class Fest loses Che, Black Kray and Nettspend before its Toronto edition
Organizers lined up a replacement for each act, and the two day bill at Sobeys Stadium went ahead as planned.
BusinessAugust 27

Jay-Z talks through his albums with Rick Rubin in a documentary series
HBO premieres the first two episodes of Jay-Z in 8 on September 18, and MUBI has been confirmed to carry it too.
FestivalsAugust 27

Toronto's First Class Fest loses a fifth of its rap festival bill
The Bowl at Sobey's Stadium event is the first outdoor show for two promoters who started booking in 2022.
ReleasesAugust 27

Ken Carson releases Cartunez, the 13-track deluxe album for Xperiment
The rapper pushed the release back several times before it landed on August 27 with a Nine Vicious diss aboard.
ReleasesAugust 27

Jeshi lines up the mixtape Headrush and leads with linea rossa
The East London rapper's rap and dance project caps eighteen months of work with Celeste, Leon Vynehall and Vegyn.
ReleasesAugust 27

Jeshi sets October 26 for the club-minded mixtape Headrush
Ten tracks through Select Discs and Partisan, with Ineffekt, Fredwave, Just Lil, X CLUB. and Oscar Farrell guesting.
ReleasesAugust 26

Busta Rhymes releases the album Dillagence II built on unheard J Dilla beats
A Hype Williams video for This Woman pairs the rapper with a D'Angelo vocal recorded about two decades ago.
ReleasesAugust 26

David Banner enlists T.I., Method Man and more for new album The God Box 2
Fans have paid up to $150 for his new music, and their support could push him to release the album for free.
ReleasesAugust 26

Lil Baby and Kodak Black join Yung Miami's 'Spend Dat' remix track
The pair join the remix of her summer smash.
ReleasesAugust 26

Kardinal Offishall sets release date for new album Firestarter Vol. 2
The Canadian hip-hop veteran had been teasing the album for a while.
BusinessAugust 26

Jay-Z sets September 18 premiere for HBO series Jay-Z In 8
He and Rick Rubin turn years of recorded conversations into an eight-part series examining his music, life and process.
ReleasesAugust 26

Outkast's Idlewild album turns 20 amid critical reappraisal
The divisive sixth record, once dismissed by some critics, still landed on SPIN's list of 2006's best albums.
ReleasesAugust 26

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist share details on joint album Before The World Blows
The 16-track record marks Badu's first full project in 11 years, out this Friday.
ReleasesAugust 26

Anderson .Paak and Cordae team up for joint album Heavy Is The Crown
It follows their work together on 'RNP,' 'Two Tens' and 'Summer Drop.'
ReleasesAugust 26

Ten years on, Post Malone's 'August 26th' mixtape is finally hitting streaming
The project marks a bright early moment in his career, now on streaming for the first time.
ReleasesAugust 26

Saul Williams returns to Big Dada for first solo album in seven years
The poet and musician shares a guest playlist tied to the new album and a forthcoming book.
ToursAugust 25

A contract dispute has led a venue to cancel Kanye West's planned concerts in Russia
The shows were canceled following a disagreement over terms.
ReleasesAugust 25

Rio Da Yung OG announces new album The World Is Yours
The album, led by single 'Finna Drop (Tour),' arrives September 11.
ReleasesAugust 25

Busta Rhymes revisits J Dilla's unfinished work on new LP
Dillagence 2 draws on roughly 300 unreleased J Dilla beats, nearly two decades after the producer's death.
BusinessAugust 24

Dr. Dre says AI is a threat to less-skilled music creators
In a joint New York Times interview, the producer and Jimmy Iovine weighed in on AI's growing role in the studio.
ToursAugust 21

bunii announces BUNIIVERSITY fall 2026 tour
The Gen F star follows a sold-out five-show debut run with his first coast-to-coast tour.
BusinessAugust 21

Quality Control label cofounder Pierre 'P' Thomas hospitalized
A representative confirmed he remains hospitalized after reportedly suffering a heart attack.
ReleasesAugust 21

Unreleased Mac Miller song surfaces from Divine Feminine reissue
It is one of three unheard tracks on the album's upcoming 10th anniversary edition.
ReleasesAugust 20

Rio Da Yung OG reveals The World Is Yours as his next album
He also released a new song, 'Finna Drop (Tour).'
ReleasesAugust 20

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist release controversial video for 'Witch Doctor'
The artistic, violent clip echoes the controversy of her 'Window Seat' visual.
BusinessAugust 20

Lil Yachty and Denzel Curry revisit the 2016 XXL Freshman Class in new documentary
The film looks back at one of the outlet's most talked-about covers, a decade later.
ToursAugust 19

Fugees' Diaspora Calling! concert set halted after an hour
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean's mics were cut off after an hour due to licensing issues, short of the planned two hours.
AwardsAugust 19

New York co-names a Brooklyn street for rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard
Putnam Avenue in Bed-Stuy now also carries the name 'ODB Jones Way' after a ceremony attended by his family.
BusinessAugust 19

Snoop Dogg biopic 'Snoop' set for August 2027 release
Universal Studios has set August 6, 2027 for the film starring Outer Banks actor Johnathan Daviss.
LegalAugust 19

Eminem fights a trademark case over beauty products tied to Reasonably Shady
Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant say he waited nearly three years to raise the challenge.
FestivalsAugust 19

Tyler, the Creator unveils Camp Flog Gnaw 2026 festival lineup
Future, Don Toliver, Turnstile and Steve Lacy join the November 14-15 bill, days after Tyler's own VMA nomination was announced.
ReleasesAugust 18

Kanye West and Don Toliver release surreal video for "OK," directed by Bianca Censori
Censori transforms the Bully Deluxe track into a gruesome surgery scene, her fourth video for Ye during this album cycle.
LegalAugust 18

Young Thug fights lawsuit over Lil Wayne tour bus shooting
A Cobb County judge will decide whether the decade-old case, over a 2015 shooting on Wayne's bus, has enough evidence to go to trial.
AwardsAugust 18

Drake, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion lead a stacked VMA Best Hip-Hop nomination field
Clipse and Kendrick Lamar chase a separate Best Collaboration prize as rap misses every top general category.
ReleasesAugust 18

diamond* releases "BLING BOI EP 2" with DJ Holiday
It's the follow-up to his earlier EP Bling Slime and continues his run within Young Thug's YSL imprint.
ChartsAugust 18

Pooh Shiesty's album "All Eyes on Shiest" debuts in the Billboard 200 top 10
The album is out through Gucci Mane's own 1017 Global label, even as Pooh awaits trial on charges of robbing and kidnapping Gucci.
ReleasesAugust 18

Casper TNG releases debut album "Draft Day"
The Toronto rapper ties the title to his past life as a basketball player, with a feature from A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.
ReleasesAugust 18

Blu and Sndtrak release new single "Jesus"
It follows the previously released title track from their upcoming album LA.
ReleasesAugust 18

Slayr and SoFaygo team up on new track "Try and Fail"
It's off Slayr's upcoming project AN+, and comes after his run on this year's XXL Freshman List.
ReleasesAugust 17

Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux share their 2017 album "Prolific"
His brother and manager Blacc Sam says a joint album with YG, drawn from the same sessions, may still be coming.
LegalAugust 17

Diddy accuses Lil Rod of feeding stolen footage to a 50 Cent Netflix documentary
The claim is part of a wider countersuit that also raises Lil Rod's own legal troubles, AllHipHop reports.
BusinessAugust 17

Diddy documentary lands an Emmy nomination, director credits its timeline
The director said in a new AP interview that the show's detailed timeline keeps it feeling fresh.
ReleasesAugust 17

YSL-signed producer and rapper YUME drops her new single "Love & Tequila"
She's already produced for Young Thug and Drake, and is booked to tour with Thug this fall.
BusinessAugust 17

Megan Thee Stallion signs Interscope distribution deal for her label
The rapper keeps ownership of her masters and creative control, with the pact tied to Roc Nation and her Hot Girl Productions.
ReleasesAugust 17

Silver Tongued Rascals deliver a hard-hitting new mixtape, "FREE LIONS"
The Manchester-based group blends pop-edged electronics with hip-hop on the release.
ReleasesAugust 17

Nipsey Hussle and YG's unreleased joint album may be in development
Blacc Sam, Nipsey's brother and manager, confirmed new music is coming.
ReleasesAugust 17

Killy releases new song "DON DADA"
The decade-plus veteran continues dropping bangers.
ReleasesAugust 17

PS Hitsquad releases debut studio album "Life On Licence"
The Peckham rapper reaches a new artistic form, Clash reports.
ReleasesAugust 17

Gaskin links with MALARKEY and Tom Did It for new single "Late Night Baddies"
The track was already a festival favorite before its official release.
ReleasesAugust 17

Booter Bee, Yorkshire rapper, drops new single "Richard Mille"
It follows the viral success of his single "Salah."
ReleasesAugust 17

Flo Milli, rapper, flips a Kelis sample for new single "TOO BO$$Y"
It previews her upcoming album FLO STATE.
ReleasesAugust 16

Rick Ross, Miami rapper, celebrates 20 years of "Port of Miami" at a Reds game
He lived out a childhood baseball dream at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park.
ChartsAugust 16

Pooh Shiesty's album All Eyes On Shiest debuts at number one while he awaits trial
The rapper remains jailed in a case tied to Gucci Mane as the record tops two charts.
ReleasesAugust 16

Blacc Sam says an unreleased Nipsey Hussle and YG album is in the works
The joint record is still in development, according to AllHipHop.
ReleasesAugust 16

MARCO PLUS, Florida rapper, releases new song "Peace Sign"
Producers Ovrkast. and Charlie Phillips built the track's guitar-and-bass groove.
BusinessAugust 16

Nipsey Hussle turned down Rick Ross' label offer to join MMG
His brother Blacc Sam explained on a podcast why Nipsey chose independence instead.
ReleasesAugust 16

Night Lovell shares Sick & Tired ahead of a new album
HotNewHipHop says the Canadian artist's album My Blood As The Ink arrives two weeks after the song.
LegalAugust 15

Rapper denies he spoiled a Don Toliver show after taking a gun into Toyota Center
Houston police say he entered through a loading tunnel with a handgun and was arrested inside the venue.
ToursAugust 15

Cardi B adds a Jamaica stadium show to her tour run
AllHipHop calls the run a historic one.
LegalAugust 15

Man convicted in rapper Pop Smoke's killing gets four more years in fentanyl case
Deijae Jester was sentenced after guards caught pills meant for him during a juvenile hall visit in December.
ReleasesAugust 15

Remy Ma has a new song out called Wanna Go
Fans took some lines on it as possible digs at Claressa Shields and Papoose.
ReleasesAugust 15

Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa share single 'Goin Down' from their album The Godbody
The three veteran rappers link with Kokane on the track, arriving 40 years after Rakim's debut single.
ReleasesAugust 15

Hit-Boy's album HITStory 2 arrives on streaming services
It first came out in June, and the full title adds the line Success Is A Dirty Word.
LegalAugust 15

Drake's Stake.us case turns on a New Mexico fight over discovery
A Virginia court already sent a related lawsuit to arbitration, while a New Mexico judge weighs dueling requests over Drake's promotional reach in the state.
ReleasesAugust 15

prettifun releases new song "Scene" off upcoming project "Pretti Loves U 2"
HotNewHipHop called the underground rap cut a tightly wound earworm.
BreakupsAugust 14

NBA YoungBoy says retirement is one or two albums away
Speaking on a podcast from Korea, the 26-year-old rapper also opened up about an enlarged heart.
BusinessAugust 14

Blacc Sam says the Nipsey Hussle documentary series is close to done
The team has been self-financing the project to keep creative control, with another five to six months of work left.
ReleasesAugust 14

The Musalini and 9th Wonder release the album The Don & Eye 3
The record closes a trilogy the MC and producer started in 2022 and adds guest spots from Le$, Smoke DZA and Really Jaewon.
ReleasesAugust 14

Channel Tres releases an album called Enigma POV
HotNewHipHop calls it a feel-good record built for summer, with upbeat flows over dance-ready production.
LegalAugust 14

Rapper Boosie Badazz bails his longtime stalker out of jail
He told The Breakfast Club he wants her to get mental health help rather than sit in custody, even as his family objects.
ReleasesAugust 14

Len puts out a new album called Goldenboy
HotNewHipHop calls him a UK underground artist who has been working with leading names in that scene.
BusinessAugust 14

Scrybe pushes artists to look past stream counts
Version 3 adds direct fan subscriptions, tips and fan mail, betting that a smaller superfan base beats a big stream count.
ChartsAugust 14

Macklemore's 'Can't Hold Us' leads Spotify's hip-hop streams
The 2011 single is credited with 3.4 billion plays, more than any song from Kendrick Lamar or Drake, according to a viral post.
LegalAugust 14

Keefe D case reaches jury selection, with Tupac's cousin watching in court
Daz Dillinger's separate royalties suit against the estate also moved forward this week.
ReleasesAugust 14

Jackboy releases the album I Can't Do No Wrong
HotNewHipHop calls it a triumphant, from-the-heart record after his high-profile falling out with Kodak Black.
ReleasesAugust 14

Flo Milli shares a new single called Too Bo$$y
Her album FLO STATE is lined up for later in the year.
ReleasesAugust 14

Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux release the album Prolific
AllHipHop says the two recorded it almost ten years ago. Cardi B and Ty Dolla $ign turn up as guests.
ReleasesAugust 14

Flames Dot Malik releases the album The Fix 2 with Black Soprano Family
Benny The Butcher, Che Noir and Estee Nack turn up on the record.
BusinessAugust 14

Rapper Tyga says AI helped produce parts of his album $TARFACE
He compared the backlash to the skepticism Auto-Tune faced in the 2000s.
BusinessAugust 14

Joey Bada$$ talks burnout and fatherhood in new documentary series Time Will Tell
The docuseries also covers his canceled tour and the making of his Lonely at the Top mixtape.
ReleasesAugust 14

YTB Fatt releases his album Vera Volpe
Future, Quavo and Loe Shimmy turn up on the record.
ReleasesAugust 14

Paul Wall and Termanology release a joint album, Repeat Repeat Repeat
The 12-track sequel follows their 2023 album Start Finish Repeat.
ReleasesAugust 14

Lackvill releases a new song called Jungle Boy
The underground rapper has been building buzz through freestyles and viral hits.
ReleasesAugust 14

Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal release joint album "DOOMED!"
The rapper calls it the record they always promised to make together.
ReleasesAugust 14

Sleepy Hallow and Kyle Richh put out a drill single called Fine
HotNewHipHop places the track in the New York drill tradition.
ReleasesAugust 14

Vory shares Sober, a track off his new album Dondada
The song leans on acoustic guitar and the haunting vocal style that first made him known as a Donda feature.
ReleasesAugust 14

E-40 and Busta Rhymes share new song Play If You Want
The track comes from Turning My Money Over, an album E-40 has coming.
FestivalsAugust 14

Lauryn Hill's Diaspora Calling! festival cuts the Fugees' set short
Hill and Wyclef Jean reunited with the group at London's Milton Keynes for the festival's first UK edition.
ReleasesAugust 14

Honey Bxby and JID trade verses on a new song, A Thousand Times
It is Honey Bxby's first single of the year and opens what HotNewHipHop calls her next era.
ReleasesAugust 14

Supernova, the solo album by Lisa Left Eye Lopes, turns 25
Arista shelved the US release the day it was due out, and Lopes died the following spring.
ReleasesAugust 14

Bally Baby puts out two songs at once, Soul Ties and D-Boy Knots
He recently sold out Center Stage ATL for his first official headline show.
ReleasesAugust 14

Molly Santana has a new song out called Live Your Life
Her cat, Pikachan, makes a cameo in the rollout for the song.
ReleasesAugust 14

Internet Money put out a 20 track EP, We All We Needed
It lands on the anniversary of the group's breakout hit Lemonade.
ReleasesAugust 14

Quavo shares the song Trance (Walk It Down), produced by Pharrell Williams
The pairing follows weeks of chatter over whether Quavo would sign to Young Thug's label.
ReleasesAugust 14

Kenny Segal and Open Mike Eagle put out a joint album called DOOMED!
It is their first full collaborative record despite nearly two decades of friendship.
ReleasesAugust 13

Trippie Redd returns with a 25 song album called NDA
Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Quavo and Kodak Black are among the guests on it.
ChartsAugust 13

Cardi B's AH HA reaches the Hot Rap Songs top 10
She says the video shoot cost close to $1 million, mostly on permits and security.
LegalAugust 13

1000Milan asks a jury to settle his Kendrick Lamar credit lawsuit over m.A.A.d City
He says the producer AXLFOLIE kept him off the credit and the payout for the 2012 Compton track.
LegalAugust 13

Tupac's estate accuses producer Daz Dillinger of keeping a $1 million archive
The estate says he never returned a $91,445.27 check tied to the same material.
ReleasesAugust 13

Busta Rhymes lines up a J Dilla album called Dillagence
Two songs are out ahead of it, Spazzz and Talk Ya Shit, the second one with Lil Wayne.
ReleasesAugust 13

BlocBoy JB returns with a 16 track album called Free Agent
He built the project as a tribute to his longtime producer and best friend Tay Keith.
ReleasesAugust 13

Cardi B features on a Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux track
It arrived a day before the pair's joint album dropped, giving fans an early preview of it.
LegalAugust 13

Sean Combs, the music mogul, is out of solitary confinement at Fort Dix
AllHipHop says he was placed there after a prison fight, and his release date keeps shifting.
ReleasesAugust 13

Ransom produces himself on a new song, The Price of Clarity
HotNewHipHop calls it the apparent intro track to his upcoming album of the same name.
ToursAugust 13

Rapper Don Toliver's Houston show is cut short after gunman scare
Atlantic Records cited an abundance of caution as the reason for ending the sold-out set early.
ReleasesAugust 13

UnoTheActivist returns with a track called Lean Walk
HotNewHipHop calls the hypnotic production a trance you can just kick it to.
ReleasesAugust 13

diamond* puts out a new track called Ferrari
The YSL-affiliated rapper built the record around wavy production and a tight pocket.
LegalAugust 13

Sean Combs countersues producer Rodney Jones Jr. over a Netflix documentary
He accuses Jones of selling stolen footage to Netflix and defaming him in the film, and wants it returned.
ToursAugust 13

Rapper Jay-Z books an October 24 SoFi Stadium show on Drake's birthday
DJ Akademiks floated the idea that Kendrick Lamar could join him on stage that night.
ChartsAugust 13

Rapper Tyga's $TARFACE misses the Billboard chart with under 2,000 sales
The album follows a 0/10 review from Pitchfork, its first such score in 19 years.
LegalAugust 13

A friend says hip-hop figure Big U is ready for his federal case
New prison photos surfaced days after prosecutors added charges over an alleged witness plot.
ReleasesAugust 13

Producer TroyBoi and singer Morray share single La La Land before FT EP
It is the fourth guest-vocalist single TroyBoi has released this year alone.
ReunionsAugust 12

Rapper Cardi B tells fans that complaints will not speed up new music
She says she is taking the summer off instead, while her single AH HA keeps climbing.
LegalAugust 12

A jail call undercuts Keefe D's ghostwriter defense ahead of the Tupac murder trial
Prosecutors say the recording has him admitting he wrote the book they plan to use against him.
ToursAugust 12

YoungBoy Never Broke Again says he earned up to $1.5 million a show on his MASA Tour
The 42-date run became the highest-grossing tour by a debut headlining rapper.
BusinessAugust 12

NBA YoungBoy says heart trouble is pulling him back from music
He told Funny Marco a doctor found the left side of his heart swollen, in an interview set to air August 11.
ReunionsAugust 12

Treach rules out a Naughty By Nature reunion, and Vin Rock responds
Vin Rock told disappointed fans the group is set for life regardless.
LegalAugust 12

Rapper Rod Wave's defense receives 90GB of evidence in Georgia shooting case
Prosecutors handed over the evidence dump on July 31, as the rapper heads toward a September court date on 14 charges.
LegalAugust 12

Suge Knight says he would wreck the Keefe D trial from the stand
The Death Row founder says loyalty and street code keep him silent, though he insists more than one person was involved.
BusinessAugust 12

Kid Cudi invites fans to rap on his beat for a shot at his label
The best submissions could be signed to his Mad Solar imprint as a new group.
LegalAugust 12

A stalker threatened Roc Nation label chief Desiree Perez outside its Manhattan offices
Police say the same man has targeted her with online threats since May, before the confrontation escalated in person.
LegalAugust 12

Reggie Wright Jr. denies a role in Tupac Shakur's killing as Keefe D's trial opens
The former Death Row security chief says his only meeting with Keefe D came years later, at a grocery store.
ReleasesAugust 12

Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats release single Difference featuring Yebba
The song leads ii, an album reuniting the rapper and producer six years after Unlocked.
BusinessAugust 12

NBA 2K27 lines up A$AP Rocky, Sombr and EsDeeKid for its soundtrack
NME named three of the acts on the launch roster and said there are more.
ReleasesAugust 11

Nino Paid returns with the album Somewhere Over The Rainbow
HotNewHipHop pointed to the instrumentals, and Pitchfork followed with a review by Alphonse Pierre.
ReleasesAugust 11

Vic Mensa has a podcast coming with Chance the Rapper on it
AllHipHop frames the show as playing off Mensa's feud with Cam'ron.
LegalAugust 11

A photographer faces charges after a Cardi B video shoot in New York City
NYPD handcuffed the 70-year-old after he ignored security boundaries near the set in Brooklyn.
LegalAugust 11

Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty tells a judge settlement talks are over
Jennifer Hough's five-year harassment suit against him has cleared discovery, AllHipHop reports.
LegalAugust 11

Charleston White posts bond on weapon and marijuana charges in Texas
Authorities booked him on weapon, marijuana and driver's license allegations in Collin County.
ReleasesAugust 11

DocturDot of EarthGang previews a second album with 1x4DaWonton
Bobby Earth produced the track, which features Taylr. The album is called Twice In A Blue Moon.
BusinessAugust 11

Reach Records partners with Exceleration Music on global distribution
Exceleration's Redeye Worldwide will handle physical and digital releases for the Christian hip-hop label.
ReleasesAugust 11

Lil Uzi Vert's Almost Forever EP draws a 1 out of 10 from critic Anthony Fantano
The rapper missed a weather-cancelled Lollapalooza birthday set but still crashed Major Lazer's set before surprise-releasing the project hours later.
ReleasesAugust 11

Shabazz Palaces announce new album "It's a Style Sport"
Ishmael Butler returns October 23 on Sub Pop with the song "Ahh World (I Won the Alpha Bet)."
ReleasesAugust 11

Rapper Trippie Redd drops new single Meet The Redds with Sexyy Red
It's the latest release before his long-awaited album NDA, due out that Friday.
ToursAugust 11

Rapper Vince Staples books a September show at London's 26 Leake Street
The London date follows his acclaimed new album Cry Baby and comes days before his All Points East set.
LegalAugust 10

Video shows rapper Kodak Black turning himself in to police
The footage ties to a May arrest on a fleeing-police charge stemming from a February incident.
ToursAugust 10

Rapper Tyler, The Creator brings his $5 dance party to Atlanta
The Atlanta show honors a promise he made to a fan a year ago, after already throwing the same $5 night in Los Angeles and New York.
BusinessAugust 10

UnitedMasters, the independent label, hires four executives across marketing and brand
The hires include a former Warner Records marketing chief and come amid record years for Brent Faiyaz, BigXthaPlug and FloyyMenor.
ReleasesAugust 10

Mike Clark Jr. and Zeddy Will team up on a country rap remix
HotNewHipHop called the track a country rap crossover.
LegalAugust 10

Mopreme Shakur is cautiously optimistic about the Tupac murder trial
He told CNN the family has waited nearly 30 years for the case against Keefe D to reach a jury.
BusinessAugust 10

Kanye West's Tampa stadium concerts leave the local sports authority in profit
The two nights drew more than 119,000 fans combined despite a push from a state senator to cancel them.
ReleasesAugust 10

Ralfy The Plug and Remble team up on Baccarat
The two rappers had traded diss tracks for years before Sunday's reunion.
BusinessAugust 10

Shawn Holiday's Giant Music, the Azoff label, expands into the UK
Co-founder Nate Albert says the traditional record business is ending, and they built Giant to replace it.
ChartsAugust 9

T.I. earns a platinum certification for Let 'Em Know as he nears retirement
AllHipHop said the single also went RIAA Gold in April, as the Atlanta rapper closes out his catalog with the album Kill the King.
ToursAugust 9

A venue curfew cuts the Fugees' set short at the Diaspora Calling festival
Wyclef Jean told reporters afterward that the group would return next year, and that Lauryn Hill's earlier set had eaten into their time.
LegalAugust 9

Reality TV star Khaotic reportedly faces an aggravated sexual battery case in Georgia
AllHipHop said Atlanta booking records link the accusation to an alleged incident from December 2025, months before his Florida arrest.
ToursAugust 9

Ja Rule skips a White Sox postgame concert over travel trouble
AllHipHop says angry fans booed the announcement and rumors of a 50 Cent feud followed.
ToursAugust 9

Ye plays a 34,000-capacity stadium show on his Bully tour despite calls to cancel
Diplomatic pressure from Portugal's Israeli ambassador did not stop the Algarve Stadium concert, AllHipHop reports.
ReleasesAugust 9

Oakland rapper Ovrkast. releases new song PANE with Self Proclaimed Narcissist
HotNewHipHop reads the track as weariness over the IDF, ICE and white supremacy.
ReleasesAugust 9

Derez De'Shon releases his new album I'm Not Ok But..., featuring Morray
The Atlanta rapper calls it pain music, on 14 tracks with five guest features.
BusinessAugust 9

Rap group Goodie Mob become executive producers on the film Thomasville
The project tells the story of a demolished Atlanta housing project, AllHipHop reports.
BusinessAugust 9

Rapper Special Ed mentors nine Brooklyn teens in a new hip-hop and STEAM program
The Hip-Hop Education Center pairs MCing and beatmaking with clean energy careers, AllHipHop reports.
LegalAugust 8

Megan Thee Stallion ordered to trial in ex-photographer's harassment and wage lawsuit
A judge found conflicting evidence about his pay and workplace conditions enough to let the case proceed.
ReleasesAugust 8

Nas and rapper Skilla Baby are working together on his new album
Skilla Baby says the project restored his spirit after being shot in 2025, AllHipHop reports.
ReleasesAugust 8

FattMack releases Mr. Did It By Hisself 3, his second album of 2026
The Mobile, Alabama rapper enlists Polo G and BabyDrill on the new record, HotNewHipHop reports.
BusinessAugust 8

Ye's two Tampa concerts earned the city's sports authority $3.44 million
AllHipHop says the June shows outpaced comparable concerts by other major touring artists.
ReleasesAugust 8

UK rapper Fimiguerrero releases new single Too High
The track leans on rattling hi-hats and transportive synths, HotNewHipHop writes.
LegalAugust 8

A Delaware court sides against Faith Evans in the fight over Notorious B.I.G.'s catalog
The ruling hands Wayne Barrow's trust a formal stake in the estate's control over Biggie's music.
BusinessAugust 7

Quavo clarifies he isn't signing to Young Thug's YSL label
He told TMZ the two are teaming up to find and support new talent instead.
BusinessAugust 7

Charlamagne Tha God wants to buy the life rights tied to Dame Dash's Roc-A-Fella era
More than 100 hours of unreleased Roc-A-Fella Movie footage is part of what caught his attention.
ToursAugust 7

Ice Spice still collects $68,000 after her Eastern Kentucky University concert is canceled
The booking had been worth $275,000, and the cancellation fee covers agency costs already spent.
ReleasesAugust 7

Reese Weil teams up with Nef The Pharaoh on the song Money
AllHipHop calls it a melodic West Coast track about walking away from a one-sided relationship.
LegalAugust 7

Damon Dash's life story rights go up for sale in his bankruptcy case
A trustee points to Casey Anthony's Tampa bankruptcy as the model for auctioning it off.
ReleasesAugust 7

Inspectah Deck drops the 19-track album Dragon's Breath
HotNewHipHop says the project is stacked with guest verses from Raekwon, Cappadonna and more.
ReleasesAugust 7

Liim sets his second album for August 28
The Harlem rapper also shared 1980, a track with AJRadico that nods to the films Paid In Full and Juice.
ReleasesAugust 7

1300SAINT releases the six-track EP Newdrug2. on YSL
HotNewHipHop calls him one of the standout newer names on Young Thug's imprint.
ReleasesAugust 7

Mike Shabb and MIKE team up on the single Dontsweatit!
Both artists work as producers as well as rappers, HotNewHipHop reported.
ReleasesAugust 7

Pooh Shiesty releases his album All Eyes on Shiest while he sits in custody
The 16 track project features Sexyy Red, Big30 and the late producer Tay Keith, recorded before his April arrest.
ObituaryAugust 7

Flo Anthony, entertainment journalist, has died at 74
AllHipHop calls her one of the pioneering voices in entertainment journalism.
ReleasesAugust 7

Destroy Lonely puts out a single called MONSTER
His album Drop Dead Gorgeous is on the way, HotNewHipHop reported.
ReleasesAugust 7

Lil Peep's estate releases an unreleased song, Benz Truck Pt. 2
His estate has been putting out unreleased material since he died in 2017.
ReleasesAugust 7

Thirteendegrees puts out a single called JEUNE OG
HotNewHipHop compared his voice to Young Thug's on the new track.
ReleasesAugust 7

Louisville rapper EST Gee puts out a new song called SOMETIMES
The track leans on the word itself, moving between flexes and street reality, and follows July's CALL SPITTA.
ReleasesAugust 7

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean say to expect new music from the Fugees
The pair reunited on stage at Hill's Diaspora Calling festival, thirty years since the group's last album.
ReleasesAugust 7

Rapper 03 Greedo and Ty Dolla $ign share new song If I Part 3
The original If I dates back to Greedo's 2017 tape Purple Summer 03.
ReleasesAugust 7

Label Victor Victor gathers Lil Baby and three more on new EP IL CAOS PARTE 1
Grind Time reunites Lil Baby with Rylo Rodriguez over dark, hard-hitting production.
ReleasesAugust 7

Future puts out a video for song No Misery
The Real Me is the Atlanta rapper's latest chart-topping album, per the outlet.
ReleasesAugust 6

Fakemink's new song is called Love Is a Dog From Hell
He toured Terrified with two Coachella sets and a run at Warsaw's CLOUT Festival.
LegalAugust 6

A judge will weigh defenses in rapper 50 Cent's life rights case
The fight with his ex Shaniqua Tompkins moves to court on September 22, 2026.
ReleasesAugust 6

Busta Rhymes sets J Dilla tribute album Dillagence 2 for August 25
It's the first major release built on beats Dilla left him before his 2006 death.
LegalAugust 6

Rapper Playa Pat faces 20 years to life after federal drug convictions
Authorities seized more than $500,000 in cash, vehicles, guns and jewelry.
BusinessAugust 6

Rapper Soulja Boy says the empty campus in his Rapper University clip was scouting
DDG had predicted nobody would show up for the online school.
ReleasesAugust 6

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean open The Score's 30th anniversary with a London fan event
The pair signed memorabilia at 180 Studios before Hill unveiled a Piccadilly Circus art installation with Lauren Halsey.
ReleasesAugust 6

Your Old Droog's new track brings on A-Reece, Masta Ace and DJ Harrison
The guests trade verses over production built for Droog's familiar delivery.
LegalAugust 6

Rapper Tee Grizzley says his felony convictions have been expunged
The Detroit artist says the move opens doors that his record once closed.
ReleasesAugust 6

Jay Worthy puts out new song Knee Deep with George Clinton and Snoop Dogg
Worthy calls it his latest tribute to West Coast funk.
ReleasesAugust 6

Lil Baby and Rylo Rodriguez share new song Grind Time
The track comes from Il Caos Parte 1, an EP from the label collective Victor Victor.
BusinessAugust 6

Rapper Kurupt says Eminem paid for his time in rehab
He says the stay followed multiple seizures and a three week medically induced coma.
ReleasesAugust 6

Fivio Foreign turns to gospel on a new song
XXL frames the track as a musical rebirth for him.
ReleasesAugust 6

Czarface and Frankie Pulitzer have an album due later in August
Tom Hardy records under the Frankie Pulitzer name, and a song credited to the pairing is already out.
ReleasesAugust 6

LaRussell teams with Muunjuun on new song Muuv Me
HotNewHipHop calls it a return to form after what the outlet labels the Heaven Sent fiasco.
ReleasesAugust 6

Benny The Butcher and Harry Fraud reunite on new single Summer '26
HotNewHipHop calls the pairing's latest a showcase for Benny's bars and Fraud's beat work.
ChartsAugust 5

Rick Ross album Set In Stone misses the Top 20 as 50 Cent piles on
The 19 track record opened with about 17,000 units and landed at No. 39 on the Billboard 200.
LegalAugust 5

OMB Bloodbath convicted at trial over a 2017 killing in Houston
The Texas rapper faces a possible life sentence alongside codefendant Shaquille Richards.
ReleasesAugust 5

YTB Fatt puts out a seven track EP ahead of his album
Vera Volpe: The Prelude features Lil Baby, Fox BD and Loe Shimmy.
ReleasesAugust 5

Drake's next track is a team-up with Karol G
The song, called AHI, is billed as Karol G's, not his, and drops August 7.
BusinessAugust 5

Rapper Flee Lord says doctors cleared a blocked artery with a stent
He says he beat a heart attack Sunday and avoided the open heart surgery he feared as a teenager.
ReleasesAugust 5

Pooh Shiesty puts out the song Last Man Breathin from behind bars
The track previews a surprise album, All Eyes on Shiest, due two days later while he awaits trial.
LegalAugust 5

Prosecutors move to take final ownership of Diddy's Ibiza tapes in a forfeiture case
The Sony cassettes were seized from his Miami home in 2024, and what's on them is still unknown.
LegalAugust 5

Report moves rapper Diddy's prison release date back again
Officials now list February 20, 2028, erasing a January date set just a week earlier.
BusinessAugust 5

Hit-Boy is out from under his Universal Music contract
The Grammy winning producer signed the publishing deal as a teenager and says he did not realize how bad it was until years later.
BusinessAugust 5

Producer Jay Versace hospitalized following three seizures
He says the seizures cost him a few hours of memory, and that he has deleted his social media accounts to focus on recovery.
ReleasesAugust 5

Fatt Smaxk follows a hot streak with the new track Thomasville Days
It follows a viral hit with Playboi Carti for the Atlanta artist.
BusinessAugust 5

Reservoir Media posts $41.5M in publishing and label revenue for the June quarter
Recorded music revenue jumped 35% as the company also signs songwriter T.I.
ReleasesAugust 5

Mykki Blanco puts out the new track NYC Dogs ahead of the album CAFE PARADISO
The song follows Butt Sex and Little Feet, with the record due September 4.
LegalAugust 4

Keefe D says Diddy had no role in the Tupac Shakur murder trial
The reversal came in a jailhouse interview days before jury selection starts in Las Vegas.
LegalAugust 4

Accuser in rapper Cartel Bo's kidnapping case takes back captivity claim
Prosecutors say the accuser was pressured into withdrawing her account from jail.
BusinessAugust 4

Rapper Young Thug says he wants Quavo signed to his label, YSL Records
It follows a similar public pitch Thug made to Kodak Black in June, which went nowhere.
BusinessAugust 4

Rapper and singer T-Pain gives his reasons for a catalog sale reported at $100 million
He says streaming had devalued his songs and he wanted to protect his family's future.
LegalAugust 4

Cartel Bo denies kidnapping charges as a Houston judge keeps him in custody
His attorney calls new evidence "very exculpatory," pointing to a recanted statement and an OnlyFans explanation for handcuffs found at the scene.
ChartsAugust 4

WAP reaches diamond status for rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion
It is the first diamond certification for either Megan Thee Stallion or any two-woman rap pairing.
ReleasesAugust 4

Rapper Nettspend puts out the song Y Would I Care? on SoundCloud
Fans think an album is close behind it.
ReleasesAugust 4

Producer Dahi announces his debut album with Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino on it
The new single Square Up, featuring Fousheé, previews the record ahead of its August 28 release.
ReleasesAugust 4

Russ releases a new single called Coulda Shoulda Woulda
It follows Sunday to Sunday and HELL, two tracks he put out recently.
ReleasesAugust 4

Pusha T turns up in YG's OMG video as a new tour is announced
The run is called The Gentlemen's Club Tour, and it shares a name with YG's June album.
ReleasesAugust 3

Too Short pitches a two-on-two Verzuz team-up with rapper E-40
He says he would rather stand with his old friend than face him again, per the Associated Press.
ReleasesAugust 3

Schoolboy Q marks ten years of his album Blank Face LP with a ten city run
The TDE rapper's tour opens October 1 in Atlanta and closes in Las Vegas, three weeks after he teased a follow-up to 2024's Blue Lips.
ChartsAugust 3

Future teases his next album as The Real Me becomes his 12th number one
The rapper thanked fans on Instagram for the chart-topper even as its second-week sales trailed Drake's ICEMAN.
ReleasesAugust 3

Producer Stoic brings in Deante' Hitchcock and Nina Taylor for the single "Losing Time"
The song arrives ahead of Stoic's album "PAELLA!", due later in August, with Taylor on the hook and Hitchcock on the verse.
ReleasesAugust 3

Rapper Karrahbooo and Zukenee team up again on the single Keep Up W Me
HotNewHipHop calls the track energetic, with both artists showcasing their personalities.
ChartsAugust 3

Drake is spotted back in the studio while his album ICEMAN holds the charts
A new photo shows the rapper with a microphone in front of him, 10 weeks after ICEMAN's release, HotNewHipHop reports.
LegalJuly 30

Kanye West settles sexual assault lawsuit with former assistant Lauren Pisciotta
The deal, reached July 23, closes claims of assault, trafficking and wrongful termination without any admission of fault.
LegalJuly 30

Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs gets his prison release date moved up again
Federal records now show a release date of January 24, 2028, days after a reported fight landed him in solitary confinement.
LegalJuly 29

Rapper RBX refiles lawsuit accusing Spotify of ignoring streaming fraud
The amended complaint claims stream manipulation tied to Drake has diverted at least $600 million in royalties from other artists.
LegalJuly 24

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler's security guard says YG had a knife in fatal brawl
A deposition surfaced as California Highway Patrol briefly detained YG this week while searching a Burbank property in the ongoing killing investigation.
ReleasesJuly 13

Rapper Jay-Z brings Rihanna and Beyonce onstage at delayed Yankee Stadium concert
The show started after midnight following a crowd surge outside the stadium and didn't wrap until roughly 3 a.m., Variety reported.
LegalJuly 7

Rapper Nipsey Hussle's children reportedly split his estate
TMZ reports the rapper's two children split $11 million in cash and assets, seven years after his 2019 killing outside his South LA store.

Dame Dash's bankruptcy trustee seeks to sell his likeness and music archive

Rapper Famous Dex arrested on domestic battery charges

Rapper Lil Durk asks for two scholars to explain drill to jurors

MO3 murder trial opens in Dallas with testimony from the rapper's mother

Gazprom Arena says Kanye West's October dates have no signed contract

Texas rapper Syndaartist releases the country-tinged single RUNNiNG

Wiz Khalifa releases the single "Yiccen" ahead of a new EP

Sauce Walka and Adrien Broner team up on the single "Been Crashing"

Duane Keffe D Davis found guilty of rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder

Texas rapper Mike Dimes releases the album B.I.L.L.Y

Rapper Kanye West set to perform two Russia shows despite cultural boycott

03 Greedo returns with the nine-track EP Last Night Out

GDP announces the album Cross Off Matthew after years away

Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas, 30 years on

Young Thug's Eaters puts Travis Scott, Future and Yeat on one song

Oakland rapper Ovrkast. sets October 9 for the album "STRIKING"

Flo Milli releases the "Too Bo$$y" video, built on Kelis' 2006 single "Bossy"

Drake joins Don Toliver in Toronto for the first live ICEMAN songs

GloRilla and Sexyy Red draw a backlash over their "Jiggly Bow Bow" song preview

Jay-Z surprises fans at a London pop-up before his Tottenham stadium shows

Tom Hardy raps as Frankie Pulitzer on a new album with the group Czarface

CZARFACE make an album with Tom Hardy, who raps as Frankie Pulitzer

Duane Davis is convicted of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

Saint Levant postpones his North American tour over US visa problems

Rapper Jay-Z opens a Trafalgar Square pop-up before his Tottenham stadium shows

Kneecap announce the Fenian world tour with UK and Ireland arena dates

Cardi B takes a fourth diamond single with WAP, passing Nicki Minaj

Kendrick Lamar takes BMI songwriter of the year as Nas collects the Icon award

Outkast mark 30 years of the album ATLiens with an East Point soccer partnership

Ye plays 41 songs at a sold-out New Orleans Superdome concert

Ty Dolla $ign says the Vultures 3 album with Kanye West is still coming

Lil Baby puts MrBeast on a Dead Fresh remix, a song built on a Pharrell beat

CJ Wallace wins a ruling as his defamation case moves to a damages hearing

Philadelphia rapper Young Chris returns with the three-track EP Brief Intermission

skaiwater releases the surprise album femme fatale

Rapper The Game loses another court appeal over a 7.13 million judgment

No Limit era producer Donald XL Robertson returns with the beat tape Sunday's Mood

Drake teases a Choosin Texas remix with the country singer Ella Langley

SOB x RBE lose a festival set after organizers report threats to their team

2Slimey pushes rage rap further out on the single Critical

Jermaine Dupri drops his 18 million dollar royalty suit against Sony Music

Drake becomes the first artist past 140 billion Spotify streams

Lil Wayne makes another Green Bay Packers song with the single Special Ops

Rapper Loyle Carner hits out at J.K. Rowling and the far right at Reading festival

BigXthaPlug arrested on DUI and weapons charges in Texas

Rapper Tyler, The Creator says his first All Points East crowd was dead

Rapper Lefty Gunplay booked on an assault charge after a Missouri show

Rapper ColdheartedAC charged over an $8.1 million stolen check scheme

Young Thug's Slime Language 3 lands after a missed midnight album drop

Chris Patrick, the 2026 XXL Freshman, shares the single Check Me

Rick Ross scraps the final North Carolina dates of his Port of Miami tour

Quality Control label boss Pierre "P" Thomas is recovering from a heart attack

Lackvill keeps the menace short and blunt on the new single New Level

Reed Dollaz walks away from battle rap and names his price to come back

Appeals court says rapper Bankroll Freddie's lyrics were fair evidence

Rapper Dave brings out James Blake, Central Cee and Kano at Reading festival

EST Gee shares the singles YA DIGG and YOU KNOW IT before his new album

Wacko, the New Orleans rapper on UTP's Nolia Clap, has died

Travis Scott signals producer Mike Dean is back for his next album

Police seize over 700 pounds of drugs at the Gathering of the Juggalos festival

DC The Don returns with the single Yellow, featuring Sajkeena and midwxst

Yung Miami's Spend Dat single gets an international remix with Davido and Vybz Kartel

Skepta gives three Fork & Knife songs their first airing at Reading festival

The Roots' Game Theory turns 20, the Def Jam album that changed their course

Rob49 and Sexyy Red reunite on the In the Club music video

Ice Spice and Lil Yachty release the single Out My Face (My Baby)

J. Cole cancels a Sacramento tour date after a crew member dies in a crash

Lawsuit says AI was used on rapper Kanye West's two latest albums

Cardi B releases the AH HA music video after a costly New York shoot

Ken Carson and ApolloRed1 aim a diss song at Nine Vicious on Cartunez

Dahi puts Kendrick Lamar and Amber Mark on the single How To Pray

HXG keep the rage rap energy up on their new song Versus

AZ Chike and Tyler, The Creator share the single Look Like My Mama

Lancey Foux releases the album THE TIME OF OUR LIVES

Night Lovell releases the eleven-track album MY BLOOD AS THE INK

Young Thug says the YSL album Slime Language 3 is close after a few changes

Beastie Boys' Mike D discusses his first solo album, Thank You

Headie One drops the 10-track mixtape MMM

Charlotte rapper Boohavinn releases the album ROTY

Jay Worthy, LNDN DRGS and George Clinton release the album Generation P