Hip hop faces its midlife crisis
The end of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s global tour has left a void in the most relevant musical genre of the 21st century, which is suffering from low sales and a lack of creativity
Sean Combs’ trial: Keys to a lengthy process involving five criminal counts, hundreds of victims and decades of potential prison time
The musician and mogul known as Puff Daddy or Diddy faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for the purpose of prostitution in a trial that begins Monday and is expected to last weeks, if not months
From Lady Di ‘wandering in a nightie’ to Beyoncé’s family brawl: The biggest Met Gala scandals
The event has become an annual gathering of the world’s most talked-about celebrities. Many of them, in turn, use their appearance at the event to spark conversation — or controversy
Famous people who have dressed up as other celebrities on Halloween
Harry Styles as Elton John, Jessica Alba and Paris Hilton as Britney Spears, Kourtney Kardashian as her sister Kim... Sometimes, on the most terrifying night of the year, there are those who choose to reincarnate real-life celebrities
The most decadent 4th of July party is at Michael Rubin’s mansion: The all-powerful businessman who plays host to Beyoncé and the Kardashian sisters
The visionary owner of Fanatics, with a fortune of $11.5 billion, has become friends with dozens of celebrities, who have been invited to celebrate Independence Day at his home in the Hamptons
Beyoncé and her reimagined version of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’: When the blame lies with ‘the other woman’
The Texan singer’s interpretation of one of country music’s all-time classics has sparked an interesting debate about the terms of sisterhood when infidelity is involved
Beyoncé experiments with country music, blending the female, Black and Texan in uncharted territory
The artist announced at halftime of the Super Bowl that she will release the second part of her ‘Renaissance’ trilogy in March. Her first song, ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ is a Southern-sounding track
The shining symbol of success: how hip hop has influenced the jewelry industry
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From its humble beginnings in New York to its current dominance in global pop culture, hip hop has been a standard-bearer of flamboyance
Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the work helped hip-hop grow and thrive
The network known as Black Entertainment Television took up the mantle to showcase a misunderstood rap culture decades before it became today’s most popular music genre
‘They dressed however they could because no brand wanted to do it’: The complex relationship between hip-hop and designer clothing
Hip-hop is turning 50. The culture that invented a distinctive street esthetic wasn’t recognized by the fashion world for decades. Now it faces the danger of forgetting its origins
Beyoncé breaks Grammys record, is now most-decorated artist
The superstar singer has now won 32 awards, surpassing the 26-year-old record once held by the late Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti
Jay-Z-funded lawsuits end as Mississippi improves prison
The lawsuits were dismissed Jan. 13 after the inmates’ attorneys and the state Department of Corrections said improvements have been made during the past three years
Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade make it to Songwriters Hall
The seven songwriters from the class of 2023 will be inducted at a gala June 15 in New York City
Beyoncé leads nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards
The former Destiny’s Child singer has nine nods, while Kendrick Lamar has been nominated in eight categories for his first album in five years
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