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Ice-T won't put his new album on streaming. Jay-Z answered his critics.
Sony spent $4 billion on a catalog. Doug E. Fresh turned the Superdome into a time machine.
Jul 14
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The Fat Joe Lawsuit That Stopped Being About Fat Joe
How a $20 million ambush on Fat Joe turned into a slow-motion collapse — and why the real story stopped being the accusations a long time ago.
Jul 9
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Lupe said Nas isn’t top-tier. Lauryn Hill became BET’s first Living Legend.
T.I. says Kill the King is his last. Jay-Z came for Druski. Lil Wayne would only battle himself.
Jul 7
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June 2026
Drake might cash out on OVO. Master P and Birdman are touring together.
Meta got sued over Eminem. Big Daddy Kane checked Max B. Yung Miami got her first Top 40.
Jun 21
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Jay-Z, Target, and the Price of Ownership
The album that built his independence myth is now a Target exclusive, sold through the retailer Black organizers are boycotting.
Jun 17
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Drake Passed JAY-Z, Ye Won’t Go Away & Hip-Hop Has Questions
Drake keeps breaking records, Ye keeps rewriting the narrative, and the culture is still debating what success actually means.
Jun 14
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How Drill Went From Chicago’s South Side to a Global System
Chicago invented the grammar, London rewrote it, and Brooklyn shipped it back across the Atlantic, and in under a decade a hyper-local street sound…
Jun 11
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Dr. Dre’s Netflix Rumor, Drake vs. JAY-Z & Hip-Hop’s Power Question
Did Drake pass JAY-Z? Plus the rumored Dr. Dre documentary and the week’s biggest hip-hop stories.
Jun 7
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Hip Hop... The Fad That Wasn’t
Hip-hop was dismissed because of who it belonged to and every time that dismissal turned into policy, the culture absorbed the blow and kept moving.
Jun 3
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May 2026
Drake forgave Gucci Mane. Snoop did not forgive Daz.
A week of reconciliations, royalty fights, and the slow death of the cookout vibe at the Roots Picnic.
May 31
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Art on Trial: How Maryland’s PACE Act Challenges 40 Years of Rap Jurisprudence
Maryland just passed the strongest state-level protection for artistic expression in America — weeks after Texas executed a man whose own rap lyrics…
May 27
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Power, Pressure & Provenance: Inside Hip-Hop’s Most Telling Week
From Drake’s originality smoke and Pooh Shiesty’s looming trial to Cardi, Kendrick, and the quiet infrastructure holding Black culture up
May 24
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