Drake Says He Made Janice STFU in Three Days
The rapper revealed during a livestream that the song was recorded and filmed shortly before his ICEMAN album release.
Global Hip-Hop and Rap News
Reporting here follows hip-hop and rap — album releases and chart performance, artist news, tour announcements, label activity, public disputes and the cultural moments that carry the genre into wider public conversation. Coverage spans the music and the industry.
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November 6, 2026
Court Cuts Maes Sentence to One YearA Moroccan appeals court reduced the French-Moroccan rapper's seven-year prison term, clearing him for immediate release.
November 6, 2026
Splice Launches Splice Create DAW in BetaThe digital audio workstation debuts as a standalone Mac app, with Windows and web versions planned.
November 6, 2026
XG Releases 'DEPENDS' and 'S.A.D' With Music VideoThe K-pop group dropped two new songs and a music video for 'DEPENDS', which it also debuted live at a Los Angeles concert.
November 6, 2026
Skepta Album Features BZM Co-ProductionBZM shares production credits on "Cold Shower," the third track on Skepta's sixth studio album, The Fork and Knife.
November 5, 2026
Young Posse Wraps Up Pilot3 European TourThe Korean hip-hop group concluded its debut European tour after shows across five cities.
November 4, 2026
Activision Features BTS' Suga in Warzone TrailerCall of Duty: Warzone's Hajin Conflict season trailer uses Agust D's song "Haegeum" as its backing track.
November 4, 2026
Quinton Barnes Announces Seventh Album THE KIDS KILLED FREE JAZZThe album, due February 12 via Black Rave Records, is built from recordings of eight Canadian experimental musicians.
November 2, 2026
Treasure Drops Hip-Hop Single "Shock"The nine-member boy group released the synth hip-hop track "Shock" as a digital single under YG Entertainment.
October 31, 2026
One Voyage Cruise Hosts Hip-Hop Halloween PartyCruisegoers celebrated Halloween by dressing as iconic hip-hop figures and characters.
October 30, 2026
A$AP Rocky to Enter Fortnite as Anime CharacterThe rapper joins the Treasure Hunters mini-season in Fortnite starting November 1, 2026.
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This section follows album debuts and streaming performance, tour announcements and ticket sales, label signings and departures, public conflicts and their resolution, award nominations and wins and the cultural crossover moments that make hip-hop and rap a subject beyond music coverage. Streaming has restructured hip-hop and rap economics more than almost any other genre, with playlist placement, algorithmic promotion and feature collaborations all affecting how artists build and sustain commercial reach in ways that radio and physical sales did not produce. Public conflicts between artists generate coverage that crosses music journalism and cultural reporting, since the platforms on which those conflicts unfold — social media, song lyrics, public statements — are themselves significant stories alongside the dispute. Hip-hop's influence on fashion, language, sports culture and advertising has made it a source of coverage that extends well beyond music into consumer behavior, brand strategy and cultural trend reporting.