Hip-Hop
Major hip-hop album drops, festival dates, award shows, and tour announcements from top artists.
Upcoming Events
JPEGMAFIA - The Experimental Rap Tour (North America)
JPEGMAFIA kicks off his 20-date North American Experimental Rap Tour at the Knitting Factory in Spokane, WA, with support from redveil and Matt Proxy.
J. Cole - The Fall-Off Tour: North American Finale (Fayetteville)
J. Cole closes the North American leg of The Fall-Off Tour with a hometown show at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Clipse at Forest Hills Stadium (New York)
Pusha T and Malice bring their Let God Sort Em Out run to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens.
Ken Carson - Xperimenting Tour Finale (San Francisco)
Ken Carson closes his 17-date Xperimenting Tour at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium with prettifun, DJ Moon and xaviersobased.
Little Simz & Deltron 3030 - The Mountain Tour (Madison Square Garden)
Little Simz and the reunited Deltron 3030 join Gorillaz's The Mountain Tour for a Madison Square Garden headline night.
Doja Cat - Tour Ma Vie World Tour (North America)
Doja Cat launches the North American leg of her Tour Ma Vie World Tour with 31 arena shows. Kicks off at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, wrapping December 1 at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
ComplexCon 2026
ComplexCon returns to Los Angeles for its 10th anniversary (Oct 3-4), hosted by Playboi Carti's Opium and Fragment Design, with a stacked hip-hop music lineup alongside streetwear, art and culture.
Young Thug - The New Generation Tour: US Finale (Inglewood)
Young Thug closes the North American leg of The New Generation Tour at YouTube Theatre in Inglewood, CA, with NAV supporting. His first headlining tour in over six years.
J. Cole - The Fall-Off Tour: Europe & UK Leg Opens (Berlin)
The European leg of J. Cole's The Fall-Off Tour kicks off at Uber Arena in Berlin before running across the UK and Europe.
A$AP Rocky - Don't Be Dumb World Tour: Europe Finale (Athens)
A$AP Rocky closes the European leg of the Don't Be Dumb World Tour in Athens, Greece.
Young Thug - The New Generation Tour: Europe Leg Opens (Amsterdam)
Young Thug opens the European leg of The New Generation Tour at AFAS Live in Amsterdam, his first European headline show since 2019. YSL Records signees Tezzus, Diamond, 1300saint, Iyrus, Yume, Biggs and Unky also appear.
BET Hip Hop Awards 2026
The BET Hip Hop Awards return, celebrating the year's best in rap with performances, cyphers and awards. Airs 8/7c on BET from Las Vegas.
Vince Staples - Cry Baby Tour
Vince Staples launches his 16-date North American Cry Baby Tour in Atlanta on Oct 19, performing backed by a live band before stops in Austin, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago and San Francisco.
Shabazz Palaces - It's a Style Sport (Album)
New studio album.
JAY-Z 30: SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles)
JAY-Z headlines SoFi Stadium in Inglewood as part of the JAY-Z 30 anniversary run.
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter 20th Anniversary Tour Finale
Lil Wayne closes the extended 20 Years of Tha Carter anniversary tour in Knoxville on Oct 23, with special guests 2 Chainz and The Game on select dates.
Anderson .Paak and Cordae - Heavy Is The Crown (Album)
New collaborative album release.
ONE Musicfest 2026
Atlanta's premier hip-hop and R&B festival returns to Piedmont Park headlined by Future, Doechii and Ludacris.
Macklemore - Tour Finale at Raymond James Stadium (Tampa)
Macklemore closes his 2026 run at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, on the bill with Ed Sheeran and Lukas Graham.
Clipse & J.I.D at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Clipse and J.I.D headline Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, presented by AEG.