In a new interview with the Desires Podcast, Meek Mill recalls how people counted him out after his beef with Drake, as well as his breakup with Nicki Minaj. “I’m into proving people wrong,”...

Mario has officially become a father. On Monday, January 26, 2026, Mario and his girlfriend, Esmeralda Rios, welcomed their first child—a healthy baby boy. Taking to social media, shared his news with all of...

In a new Vanity Fair interview, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, addressed criticism surrounding the apology he published in The Wall Street Journal on January 26. The controversial mogul pushed back against claims...

Comedian Mike Epps is leaning into controversy with his new Netflix stand-up special, Mike Epps: Delusional, released January 27. In the hourlong set, Epps turns his attention to mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, using shock...

DJ Mike T, a founding member of Compton’s Most Wanted and a vital architect of West Coast hip-hop, has died. His passing was confirmed by longtime collaborator MC Eiht through Instagram. No cause of...

Princeton University will offer a new course in Spring 2026 that places women at the center of hip-hop’s history and intellectual tradition. The latest announcement continues the expansion of hip-hop studies within elite academic...

Capone, one half of the Queens-bred rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga, went viral over the weekend—not for music, but for a viral New Jersey bar fight clip that’s got hip-hop fans arguing timelines, optics, and legacy....

Pharrell Williams, now three years into his role as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, received one of France’s most prestigious honors on January 23. In a private ceremony at the Élysée Palace, President Emmanuel...

Netflix has just released the trailer for a new three-part documentary series that looks at the legacy of 2000’s hit TV series “America’s Next Top Model (ANTM)”.  The upcoming docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s...

R. Kelly has now spent close to two years in a medium-security federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, where the former R&B star continues to test the limits of a legal road that has...