The Culture, Curated

Fifteen years later, Watch The Throne remains rap’s greatest joint album — a mythic blend of luxury, lyricism, and space-age production.

• No Church...

Drake cleverly interpolates his own MAID OF HONOUR while revealing his new album tracklist, including the track "Ah!" with Karol G that marks another major hip-hop and Latin crossover.

Young Thug publicly urged Quavo to leave Capitol Records and join YSL, commenting “Leave capital and come with us brada we need u” under Quavo’s...

Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder case heads to trial this week, with accused Duane “Keffe D” Davis facing first-degree charges and his own 2019 memoir...

Fenix Flexin now admits using AI on his viral hit “Rubberz” but insists it played no part in the actual recording process. After months of pushing...

• All Eyes On Shiest dropped Aug 7 via Gucci Mane's 1017 label despite kidnapping allegations
• From jail, Pooh declared “I’ma shake back” and told...

• Karol G released her sixth album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto on Aug. 7, with Drake on the Latin pop/reggaeton track “Ahí”.
• The 14-track...

Cam'ron debuts "Leave Flee Alone" segment to call out two members of Cardi B's team.

• He praises Cardi as "his sister" but accuses them of harassment...

Cardi B's repost turned Rare's Mumbai freestyle 'VASTRAA' into a worldwide hit with over a million Instagram likes, prompting its official release via Mass Appeal India and marking a rare global hip-hop crossover moment.

• “Last Man Breathin” drops as the final preview single for Pooh Shiesty’s surprise album All Eyes On Shiest, out August 7 via Atlantic.
• The track...

Conway The Machine unleashes a relentless freestyle over Drake’s “National Treasure,” reaffirming his status as one of hip-hop’s sharpest lyricists....

Is AI a cheat code or just the new Auto-Tune in hip-hop?

Tyga admitted using Suno for '80s synths and a guitar solo on his $tarface project but...

Karol G's new album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto drops today with Drake on “Ahí” and Bruno Mars on “Still”.

• Toronto ties fuel buzz: Drake...

Rihanna delivered the classiest shade of the year with a Barbados IG Story caption reading “My X in the Studio” while twerking on A$AP Rocky. Her...

Benny The Butcher keeps his Summer series rolling with the third edition ‘Summer ’26’, produced by Harry Fraud and packed with confident bars that...

• All Eyes on Shiest lands Friday while Pooh awaits robbery and kidnapping trial
• 16 tracks feature Big30, GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Tay Keith
• Lead...

Future releases the Tokyo-shot video for “No Misery,” directed by Loris Russier, from his 12th studio album The Real Me. The project hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 131K units in June.

Big Meech called out the entire rap industry for staying silent on Lil Durk while he's behind bars.

• Rick Ross fired back at 50 Cent with streaming stats showing steady 20k+ weekly units and no bot inflation
• He also targeted 50's business moves...

Rome Streetz aims to level up with Sock It 2 My Pocket, blending gritty East Coast sounds and crossover appeal across producers like Pete Rock, 9th...