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Hip Hop

  1. scene report
    Welcome to Sexyy Red’s AmericaSexyy Redd’s campaign is coming to a city near you.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. starmaking
    Reintroducing Ms. BoogieThe hip-hop artist returns to the spotlight with a remarkably raw re-debut album.
    By Tirhakah Love
  5. 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
  6. celebrity
    Ashanti Is Reportedly PregnantAfter getting back together with Nelly earlier this year.
    By Olivia Craighead
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. art and soul
    50 Years of Being Fresh, Fly, and FabulousA new exhibit spotlights hip-hop’s impact on the style industry over the decades.
    By Amaya McDonald
  12. parties!
    A Documentary About the Groundbreaking Women of Hip-Hop FashionCelebrating the stylists who were doing yeehaw in the ’90s and other innovators.
    By Devine Blacksher
  13. streetwear
    How The North Face Took Over ’90s New YorkTo be cool, you had to be really warm.
    By Lei Takanashi
  14. that’s a bop
    It’s Only April And Nicki Minaj Released the Song of the Summer“Chun-Li” and “Barbie Tingz”! We are drowning in bangers.
    By Allison P. Davis
  15. fascinators
    Roxanne, Roxanne Tells the Unknown Story of the First Female RapperThe relentlessly optimistic rapper gets her day and then some.
    By Allison P. Davis
  16. best bets
    Nordstrom’s First NYC Store, Wooden Lamps and a Boutique From Biggie’s DaughterWhat’s new in New York stores.
    By Katy Schneider
  17. encounter
    Touring the Children’s Museum With Asahd Khaled, the Busiest Baby in Hip-HopThe 10-month-old child of DJ Khaled is probably the first baby to come out of the womb with a perfect Instagram presence.
    By Allison P. Davis
  18. Cardi B Explains How She Always Looks So ‘Schmoney’▶️ “A lot of people try to put a whole entire Gucci outfit on — it doesn’t go well, sis.”
    By Kenny Wassus, Ryan Brown, and Lizzy Halberstadt
  19. WATCH: The Fascinating Scientific Reason for Eminem’s Rap GeniusThere’s a lot going on in that brain.
    By Jared T. Miller
  20. swellness
    Meet the Woman Giving Healing Crystals to Hip-hop StarsRadio personality Devi Brown explains why crystals are so special, and why rappers are clutching them onstage.
    By Kathleen Hou
  21. all hail the queens
    All the Best Looks From the VH1 Hip Hop HonorsAll hail the queens.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  22. hip-hop
    Rae Sremmurd Do Have a Type, and It’s Girls Who Do YogaAdd this to your vinyasa playlist. 
    By Anna Silman
  23. wedding albums
    Real Wedding Album: A Nontraditional Production“I knew I wasn’t going to be an all-white bride. I wanted to create a dramatic look, something different.”
    By Neda Semnani
  24. brief histories
    Gwyneth Paltrow’s Love Affair With Rap: A TimelineA brief history of her hip-hop obsession.
    By Allison P. Davis
  25. party life
    The Gay Hip-Hop Club Night Jay Z Probably Doesn’t Know He InspiredHard Cock Life has become a platform for queer rappers and performers in the U.K.
    By Hattie Crisell
  26. quotables
    Tom Ford Flattered by Jay-Z’s New Track Named After Him“I don’t pop Molly, I rock Tom Ford.”
    By Julie Ma
  27. male gaze
    Male Gaze: Kendrick Lamar’s Soulful Puppy EyesCrowned Best Male Hip-Hop Artist and Best New Artist at last night’s BET Awards.
    By Julie Ma
  28. depth of field
    Janette Beckman on What It Was Like to Photograph the Punk SceneAnd her later days, when she switched over to capturing the world of hip-hop.
    By Julie Ma
  29. run through
    Phillips de Pury Gon’ Get Crunk With Giant Bling AuctionLil Jon’s “Crunk Ain’t Dead” diamond pendant, the world’s largest, is among the items up for bidding.
    By Amy Odell
  30. loose threads
    Ralph Lauren Dodges Retirement Speculation; LVMH Gets Record Counterfeiting PayoutPlus: An auction of hip-hop’s “crown jewels,” Diesel opens big in Brazil while feeding artsy New Yorkers, and vintage Levi’s sell for $36K.
  31. new york fugging city
    Fugs at the BET Awards: Where the Ceremony Gets in the Way of the PartyWe’re experts at watching awards shows in our sweatpants, but actually attending in our dresses is another story.