Hip-Hop: Last News

Doechii has finally revealed that she will be releasing her long-awaited debut album in 2025.The Florida star was recently interviewed by Variety after being named Hip-Hop Disruptor Of The Year at their annual Hitmakers Brunch. In the feature, she spoke about how 2024 became her breakout year after dropping her critically acclaimed debut mixtape, ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’, and shared that she is working towards releasing her first-ever album next year.Doechii explained that she created ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ with “pure presence and creativity” and hoped to “carry that with all of my projects and have that mentality moving forward” – including her upcoming album, which will incorporate live instrumentation.“All I can think about is this album,” she said, “so I’m just looking forward to making more hits, making more music and achieving more of my goals.

The self-proclaimed Wavy God was originally sentenced to 75 years behind bars in 2009 for charges related to a 2006 burglary gone wrong. However, Max was able to have his sentence significantly reduced to 12 years in 2019 with time served – meaning he’ll be out sometime in 2025.In a recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the New York rapper called from prison to confirm he will “be out November 9 2025, baby”.“This shit is almost over. Walking this thing down one day at a time, we keep on grinding.

Kendrick Lamar “the Taylor Swift of hip-hop” because “no matter what [Lamar] does, he’s still the victim”.Back in July, Schulz was criticised for suggesting the “Black girlfriend effect” was a “protective instinct” for white men in interracial relationships, and alluding that Black women are abusive.Many people spoke out against the comedian’s comments – including Lamar, who seemingly sent an indirect jab at him on ‘Wacced Out Murals’ from his latest album, ‘GNX’. On the song, Lamar rapped: “Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law” – the lyrics seemingly referring to Schulz’s infamous comments.Schulz finally replied to the track nearly two weeks after its release, finding it hypocritical for a rapper to tell him off for being misogynistic.

Megan Thee Stallion is seeking a restraining order against Tory Lanez following alleged harassment through third-party surrogates.A petition for a restraining order was filed by the Houston rapper on Tuesday (December 17) at Los Angeles Superior Court against Lanez, who shot her multiple times in 2020.Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison last August for an incident that happened in July 2020, when Megan was shot in her feet while leaving a party at Kylie Jenner’s house.He was found guilty of all three charges pegged against him: one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm; one count of carrying a concealed, loaded, and unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and one charge of discharging a firearm with gross negligence. The rapper-singer has maintained his innocence from behind bars and was granted a chance to appeal the judgement this July.Megan now claims, per the Associated Press, that Lanez is harassing her from prison through third-party surrogates.

Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Alice in Chains are reportedly among the artists who spent US tax-payer funded COVID relief grants on luxury items, travel, and parties.The funding, called the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2020, and aimed to subsidise musicians and venues who were impacted by pandemic-related closures.Now, a new report from Business Insider has found that a handful of big artists, including Wayne, Brown and Alice in Chains claimed millions from the grant before spending it in lavish ways.The publication reveals that Wayne received $8.9million from the tax-payer-funded grant, spending over $1.3million on private-jet flights and over $460,000 on clothes and accessories, including many from luxury brands like Gucci and Balenciaga.The rapper reportedly put $175,000 towards “a music festival promoting his marijuana brand, GKUA” as well as “flights and luxury hotel rooms for women whose connection to Lil Wayne’s touring operation was unclear, including a waitress at a Hooters-type restaurant and a porn actress.”Insider also alleges that Wayne claimed $88,000 for a concert in Coachella, California that he didn’t end up performing at. They report that, when reaching out to him via text to comment, Wayne responded with “a sexually explicit overture to a reporter and did not respond to questions.”Elsewhere, the artist and athlete management firm NKSFB received at least $207million in grant money, of which they took $7million.

50 Cent, Davido and Mary J. Blige will join forces for a huge 2025 show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

slowthai, the 29-year-old English rapper born Tyron Frampton has been found not guilty of three counts of rape, the BBC reports. He and his co-defendant Alex Blake-Walker were charged in September 2023 and accused of assaulting two women after a slowthai show in Oxford in September 2021.

We'll remember 2024 as the year of clipfarming, 12 months when everyone clamored a little too desperately to go viral on livestreams. This is especially, or even disproportionately, true for rappers.

Owen Wilson joined Travis Scott on stage at his headline Rolling Loud Festival slot to perform ‘FE!N’.Fans captured footage of Wilson stepping onto the stage to embrace Scott during their performance of the 2023 hit. In the video, the duo appeared to dominate the stage, with Wilson taking in the energy of the massive crowd.READ MORE: How did Rolling Loud festival become the “Disney World of hip-hop”?Watch fan-captured footage of the moment below:Owen Wilson just performed ‘FE!N’ with Travis Scott."I’m feining for more!!!” – Owen Wilson pic.twitter.com/Cm43O15qVV— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 15, 2024The video has been doing rounds on Reddit, after user Bris_23 posted it and highlighted in the caption that Wilson is starring opposite Matt Rife in a new comedy movie called Rolling Loud. One fan wrote under the video of Scott and Wilson, posted to the Travis Scott subreddit page, “never thought I’d hear Lightning McQueen saying he’s feining for more”.According to Deadline, the film is inspired by a true story and follows an overprotective father (Wilson) who goes to the hip-hop festival with his 13-year-old son and reckless co-worker (Rife).Written and directed by Jeremy Garlick of American High, the upcoming R-rated film sets to celebrate the festival’s 10th anniversary.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has voluntarily dropped his bail appeal, meaning he will remain jailed until his 2025 trial.The rap mogul pleaded not guilty to an indictment that has seen him charged with racketeering and sex trafficking, and his trial in the federal criminal case is set to begin on May 5 next year.Diddy has – through legal representatives – denied all allegations against him to date. Should he be found guilty, he could face 15 years to life in prison.He has been held in a federal jail in Brooklyn since his arrest on September 16, and has been denied bail on multiple occasions, with the first denial coming after he offered a $50million (£38.4million) bond.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has voluntarily dropped his bail appeal, meaning he will remain jailed until his 2025 trial.The rap mogul pleaded not guilty to an indictment that has seen him charged with racketeering and sex trafficking, and his trial in the federal criminal case is set to begin on May 5 next year.Diddy has – through legal representatives – denied all allegations against him to date. Should he be found guilty, he could face 15 years to life in prison.He has been held in a federal jail in Brooklyn since his arrest on September 16, and has been denied bail on multiple occasions, with the first denial coming after he offered a $50million (£38.4million) bond.

Pusha T has confirmed that Clipse‘s long-awaited return album is complete, sharing “You will get to see how hip-hop and street hip-hop matures”.The rapper revealed the news of the hip-hop duo’s new work during an interview at the Saint & Citizen’s “Saint Sessions Live” event during this year’s edition of Art Basel in Miami, FL.During the conversation, Pusha T shared: “There are no duos in rap today and lyric driven hip-hop lives. You will get to see how hip-hop and street hip-hop matures,” (via Complex).He continued: “It’s been 15 years since we dropped an album….I just think that people are going to witness greatness. This is a chemistry, this is a brotherhood, and when I say that, I mean Pharrell as well.

Rio Da Yung OG has dropped his first new music since being released from prison this week. "Rio Free" arrives alongside a video showing the Flint, Michigan rapper enjoying his first day of freedom, jumping in a private jet and hanging out with his kids.

Will Smith has teamed up with Joyner Lucas on the assertive and empowering new single ‘Tantrum’ – check it out below.Co-produced by Lucas and Leo Son, the sincere rap track sees Smith candidly recite bars that discuss trauma, ego and the actor’s inner child while Lucas takes on the opposite, flexing about success.“I’m about to face all this shit I been runnin’ from/ You might relate to the places I’m comin’ from / I been through trauma I thought I’d recover from/ I got regrets, you heard about some of them,” Smith raps on the track, addressing his past.Created by Cartuna Cartoon and directed by Lucas and Matthew Bordenave, the single’s accompanying video sees animated versions of Smith and Lucas facing obstacles such as being stuck in the middle of the ocean during a storm, falling from a building and climbing mountains in the desert.‘Tantrum’ marks Smith’s fourth single of 2024, following ‘Work Of Art’ which featured Russ and Smith’s son Jaden, ‘You Can Make It’ featuring the Sunday Service Choir, Chandler Moor and Kirk Franklin and ‘Light Em Up’ with Sean Paul.Although the actor and rapper has been releasing new music, there has yet to be any announcement of a follow-up album to his 2005 LP ‘Lost And Found’.In other news, Smith was recently confirmed as one of the artists performing at the Positiv Festival in France next year.

Tyler, The Creator has shared the changes he’d make if he were president, and said that he would take aim at podcasts.The discussion came during a new interview with Billboard, which Tyler took part in with Rembert Browne. At one part of the conversation, the two set their sights on modern entertainment and the rise of podcasts.It seems the artist has a less-than-fond outlook on the ever-expanding number of podcasts, as he said that if he were to be put in a position of power, it is the first thing he’d want to crack down on.“If I was president, the first thing I would do is take podcast mics away from n*****,” he explained.This isn’t the first time that the ‘See You Again’ singer has spoken out about modern forms of interviewing.

Bad Boy Chiller Crew have sued their former record label, claiming that they are owed approximately £400,000 in unpaid royalties.The Bradford rap trio, who were nominated for Best Group at the BRITs 2023, said they had “no other option” but to take legal action against House Anxiety – which signed them in 2020.BBCC released their mixtape ‘Full Wack No Brakes’ (2020) through the independent label. Its follow-up, ‘Disrespectful’ (2022), and 2023 album ‘Influential’ both arrived via Relentless Records and Sony Music Entertainment UK under exclusive license from House Anxiety.The group allege that they were supposed to have been sent royalty statements by House Anxiety every six months, but only received the first one in October of this year.They claim that “vast sums” had been incorrectly deducted from this document.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again has been sentenced to 23 months in prison, ending a legal saga that began in 2020 with a federal weapons charge in Lousiana. The rapper born Kentrell DeSean Gaulden has secured a global plea deal that also covers gun and drug charges in Utah, where he has lived under house arrest since 2021.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé made a surprise appearance together at the Mufasa premiere in Los Angeles last night (December 9) amid the rapper being accused of rape in a new lawsuit.The couple’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, voices lion Kiara in the forthcoming Disney film. Bey plays Nala alongside Donald Glover’s Simba, with the pair reprising their roles from 2019’s The Lion King.As Billboard reports, Blue Ivy posed on the red carpet yesterday alongside her parents.

M.I.A. has claimed that Jay-Z told her to “get plastic surgery” when she first signed to his management company, Roc Nation.The British-Sri Lankan rapper, producer, songwriter and singer joined the Roc Nation roster back in 2012 ahead of releasing her fourth studio album, ‘Matangi’, in November 2013.In December 2013, M.I.A. announced that she was leaving Roc Nation.

Nelly has announced a UK and European arena tour for summer 2025 – you can find all the details below.The ‘Hot in Herre’ rapper and singer is due to hit the road in Europe for his ‘Where Da Party At Tour’ next spring. He’ll take to the stage in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and France in May.From there, Nelly will head to the UK and Ireland for headline shows at Birminham’s Utilita Arena, London’s O2 Arena, Manchester’s AO Arena, Glasgow’s OVO Hydro and Dublin’s 3Arena.“2025“ WE UP ⬆️ …!!! LETS GOOOOOOOOO,” Nelly wrote on social media to announce the forthcoming tour – which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, ‘Country Grammar’ (2000).Tickets for Nelly’s UK and Ireland gigs go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (December 13) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Drake‘s father has fired back at Joe Budden after the broadcaster went on a tirade over the rapper’s recent lawsuits against Universal Music Group (UMG).Last month, the Canadian hitmaker filed two lawsuits against his label UMG over ‘Not Like Us’ – a diss track by Kendrick Lamar aimed at Drake which called him “a certified paedophile”. The first alleged the label “artificially inflated” the song’s streaming numbers and the other accused them of allowing the release of a defamatory song targeting one of their signees.When the news broke, Budden swiftly commented on the ongoing cases on his infamous Joe Budden Podcast.