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50 Cent on J. Cole's Hip-Hop Sacrifice
50 Cent says J. Cole's choice to step back from Drake-Kendrick feud cost him most in hip-hop culture.
Complex · 1m
Doechii Returns With Swamp Sessions Song Bombs
Doechii drops new song 'Bombs' to revive her Swamp Sessions series after quiet 2026.
Pitchfork · 1m
Jay-Z accuser formally withdraws rape allegation
A woman who sued Jay-Z and Sean Combs in 2024 has filed a statement saying her claims were false and she never met the rapper.
BBC News · 2m
Jay-Z’s Easy Documentary Talk with Rick Rubin
Jay-Z calls working with Rick Rubin on his HBO Max doc easy, sharing music love and storytelling.
Billboard · 1m
R&B hip-hop stars shine at NYC power players event
Billboard honored Jill Scott, Kehlani and The Roots while New York Fashion Week drew hip-hop's biggest names.
Billboard · 1m · 5 views
Peter Rosenberg on Jewish identity in hip-hop's reckoning
The Hot 97 host discusses antisemitism, Macklemore, Kanye, and why nuance is disappearing from the Israel-Palestine debate.
Rolling Stone · 4m
Hip-hop vinyl goes subscription with Vinyl Societe
Chris Schwartz launches the first hip-hop vinyl subscription service, betting collectors will pay $40-45 monthly for limited-edition records.
Billboard · 1m
Sway, Mobo-winning British rapper, dies aged 44
The influential British rapper who won a Mobo award as an unsigned artist and mentored KSI has died in Ghana.
the Guardian · 1m
Cardi B shuts down Offset reunion rumors
The rapper emphatically denies speculation she's back with her estranged husband.
Billboard · 1m
Offset launches late-night hotline for life advice
The Migos rapper opens his phone lines to fans seeking relationship and money guidance, with one strict rule.
Billboard · 1m
AJ McLean goes solo with explicit new single
The Backstreet Boys member releases a lusty, hip-hop-inspired track ahead of his second solo album.
Billboard · 1m
Offset starts fresh with 'She Ain't Mine'
Offset is opening a new solo chapter with a sea-soaked single rollout and a Migos reunion waiting nearby.
Billboard · 1m
Jaÿ-Z opens up at the Met Opera
Inside the night Shawn Carter turned Lincoln Center into Hov's house and premiered his most revealing project yet.
Vanity Fair · 2m
Drake's 40th birthday wish is a roast
The 6 God can buy anything, so the one gift he asked for is a Jim Carrey roast video.
Billboard · 1m
Drake teases FOMO with a not so short film
A 25-second neon-green speedboat trailer, a Sept. 15 livestream, and a question about the two versions of your life.
Billboard · 1m
Drake's FOMO is a film, not an album
After a month of teasing, Drake says Fear of Missing Out is a movie his family made.
Rolling Stone · 1m
Lil Durk Walks Free on Murder-for-Hire Charges
A Los Angeles jury took three days to reject the government's case that a drill star ordered a hit on a rival.
Billboard · 1m · 5 views
Thirty Years On, Tupac Finally Gets Read Right
The press mocked Tupac when he died in 1996. The Keffe D conviction shows how far the reading of him has moved.
Rolling Stone · 3m
Lil Durk walks free in murder-for-hire trial
A federal jury took three days to clear the Chicago rapper of every count tied to a deadly Los Angeles shooting.
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m
Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Case
A Los Angeles federal jury cleared the rapper of every charge in a 2022 mall shooting that killed a bystander.
Variety · 1m · 5 views
Six acts, one sold-out Brooklyn night
Billboard's R&B Hip-Hop Live closed Power Players week with rising stars, scam rap and a full live band.
Billboard · 1m
