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  1. the law
    YSL Trial’s Third Judge Might Be the CharmPaige Reese Whitaker sounds committed to getting this case moving.
    By Justin Curto
  2. the law
    The YSL Case Could ‘Start All Over’A mistrial seems likely following two judges’ recusals.
    By Justin Curto
  3. the law
    The YSL Trial Judge Is Officially OutThe case has been reassigned, but it’s not clear when it will resume.
    By Justin Curto
  4. the law
    The Beastie Boys Will Sabotage Any Commercial Using Their MusicAnd Chili’s is the latest to learn.
    By Justin Curto
  5. videology
    Kendrick Lamar Takes a Victory Lap With ‘Not Like Us’ Music VideoLet’s just hope Drake doesn’t respond with a “Heart Part 6” clip.
    By Justin Curto
  6. rap music on trial
    Everything We Know About YSL’s RICO CaseThe trial is paused amid attempts to recuse the judge over alleged misconduct.
    By Zoe Guy
  7. my single is dropping
    Peso Pluma and Cardi B Rap in Spanglish on ‘Put Em in the Fridge’The heat is coming in two languages.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  8. musicals
    "Beat Street" Screening - 2024 Tribeca Festival
    Nas Wants to Bring Beat Street to BroadwayHe’s working on a stage musical adaptation of the 1984 film.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  9. scene report
    Welcome to Sexyy Red’s AmericaSexyy Redd’s campaign is coming to a city near you.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  10. close read
    A Lollapalooza Doc That Refuses to Whitewash HistoryLolla is a mostly hagiographic look at the annual festival, but it manages to get a few key moments right.
    By Justin Curto
  11. album watch
    Twitter Trolls Won’t Keep Cardi B From Releasing an Album This YearCB2 incoming …
    By Justin Curto
  12. the law
    Hip-Hop Pundit DJ Akademiks Sued for Rape and DefamationAs he defends Drake against allegations of pedophilia in his beef with Kendrick Lamar.
    By Justin Curto
  13. the charts
    Kendrick Lamar Is Winning the Beef on the Charts“Not Like Us” is now his second No. 1 of the beef.
    By Justin Curto
  14. crime
    Security Guard Shot Outside Drake’s Toronto HomePolice said he’s still “in serious condition.”
    By Justin Curto
  15. where’s the beef?
    ‘BBL Drizzy’ Gets the Internet in on the Drake-Kendrick BeefMetro Boomin’s track even has moms singing along.
    By Justin Curto
  16. celebrity
    Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate The 10th Anniversary Of E11EVEN Miami
    Ashanti and Nelly Are Expecting and EngagedThe reunited couple confirmed the pregnancy news Wednesday.
    By Emily Leibert
  17. disrespect
    Who’s Winning the 2024 Rap-Beef Showdown?(And who got cooked?)
    By Tirhakah Love
  18. rip
    Rico Wade In Atlanta
    Rico Wade, Dungeon Family Founder and Atlanta Producing Legend, Dead at 52He founded the Dungeon Family, where he helped craft the Southern hip-hop community in the ’90s.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  19. celebrity
    66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt - Arrivals
    Megan Thee Stallion Wants Black Women in Music to Have More ‘Options’“They don’t even tell you everything that you could get,” the rapper said of the music industry.
    By Emily Leibert
  20. starmaking
    Reintroducing Ms. BoogieThe hip-hop artist returns to the spotlight with a remarkably raw re-debut album.
    By Tirhakah Love
  21. coming soon
    21 Savage and Donald Glover’s Movie American Dream Isn’t Just a Fever DreamAnd we’ve got the cover for his accompanying album, which is out right now.
    By Justin Curto
  22. cash rules everything around me
    Protect Ya Neck When Wu-Tang Clan Heads to VegasFor the city’s first ever hip-hop residency.
    By Justin Curto
  23. power
    Russell Simmons’s Exoneration in His Eyes OnlyIn his first interview since 2020, the music mogul, who stands accused of sexual assault and harassment, absolves himself — to himself.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  24. celebrity
    Ashanti Is Reportedly PregnantAfter getting back together with Nelly earlier this year.
    By Olivia Craighead
  25. year in review
    The Year That Couldn’t Break Megan Thee StallionIf her 2023 career highlights are any indication, Meg will suffer no fools next year.
    By Tirhakah Love
  26. where’s the beef?
    Drake Got Heated on Scary Hours 3About For All the Dogs, Pusha T, and Ye — but not Taylor Swift.
    By Justin Curto
  27. videology
    Drake and J. Cole Battle to Be the GOAT … at Ping-Pong, Chess, and BasketballAnd that’s just some of the weirdness of the “First Person Shooter” video.
    By Justin Curto
  28. work mode
    Drake’s Tour Schedule Is Still Looking BlurryJ. Cole is tagging in on the It’s All a Blur tour next year.
    By Justin Curto
  29. corporate target
    Regrettably, the New Jack Harlow Song Is GoodNew look, new sound, but the cheesy bars remain intact.
    By Hershal Pandya
  30. the law
    Young Thug’s Lyrics Can Be Used in YSL Trial, Judge RulesHis songs were cited extensively in a 2022 RICO indictment.
    By Justin Curto
  31. trial run
    Keefe D Pleads Not Guilty in Tupac Murder TrialProsecutors will not be seeking the death penalty.
    By Justin Curto
  32. crime
    Wait, Was DJ Envy Part of a Ponzi Scheme?The “Breakfast Club” co-host’s business partner has been arrested for wire fraud.
    By Justin Curto
  33. vulture jr.
    Drake’s Son Is Already Making DealsAdonis drops a verse on For All the Dogs, no ghostwriters necessary.
    By Justin Curto
  34. the industry
    Megan Thee Stallion Is an Indie Hot GirlSelf-funding a new album as she fights former label 1501 Certified.
    By Justin Curto
  35. skeeyee
    Sexyy Red Brings the Hip Hop Awards to PoundtownIf I say skee, you say yee!
    By Alejandra Gularte
  36. origin stories
    When I Fell in Love With Hip-HopAt a block party, in a basement, at a funeral. Twenty-five rappers recall the exact moment their lives “changed forever.”
    By William E. Ketchum III
  37. vulture jr.
    Baby Khaled, Li’l Lil Baby, and More Kids Take Over ‘Supposed to Be Loved’In a G-rated music video premiering on Nickelodeon.
    By Justin Curto
  38. on the record
    Everything Keefe D Has Publicly Said About Tupac’s MurderThe South Side Crips member was charged in the 1996 killing.
    By Justin Curto
  39. fanning la flame
    Travis Scott Questioned for 8 Hours Over Astroworld Civil CaseFacing hundreds of claims over the 2021 festival.
    By Justin Curto
  40. my single is dripping
    Drake and SZA Release Track Inspired by the Kids’ Choice AwardsHalle Berry was not amused.
    By Zoe Guy
  41. keep it a bean
    Move Over, Ben Affleck, Ice Spice Has Some Dunkin’ IdeasLike the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink, out now.
    By Justin Curto
  42. skeeyee
    Sexyy Red Is Pretty Much a New York Jet NowGive her a shot at quarterback.
    By Justin Curto
  43. culture
    We Can All Agree Angie Martinez’s Rap Era Was IconicThe Voice of New York is still celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary — with the many lessons and relationships she’s made along the way.
    By Faith Cummings
  44. video games
    Meet Nicki Minaj’s New BodyShe can off ya top with her new Call of Duty operator bundle.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  45. celebrity
    MC Lyte Is Big on Giving People Their FlowersThe hip-hop legend behind Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop always makes sure to pay it forward.
    By Faith Cummings
  46. culture
    What About the Women in Hip Hop?As the genre celebrates half a century of history-making, the industry owes its female creators more.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  47. rip
    Magoo, Hip-Hop Producer and Rapper, Dead at 50“I always loved your VA style,” Missy Elliott wrote in tribute.
    By Justin Curto
  48. the law
    Iggy Azalea Addresses Letter of Support for Tory Lanez“I never intended to publicly comment.”
    By Justin Curto
  49. cancel culture
    Drake’s Memphis Show Canceled for Being ‘Logistically Impossible’He had previously postponed the show in June.
    By Justin Curto
  50. unfortunately close reads
    Travis Scott’s Utopia Is Full of Unserious Lyrics“I’m loyal, bitch / I got Ye over Biden,” etc.
    By Zoe Guy
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