The latest edition of Beats Per Minute’s monthly playlist leans into returns, reinvention, and edges of genre.
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The latest edition of Beats Per Minute’s monthly playlist leans into returns, reinvention, and edges of genre.
During his headlining set with The Roots at Yankee Stadium, Jay Z debuted a freestyle that responded to Drake’s recent diss and took direct aim at Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.
After seven years away from festival stages, Jay-Z headlined Roots Picnic with a career-spanning set and an opening freestyle that targeted Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West directly.
A three-album release puts Drake at Nos. 1, 2, and 3 on the Billboard 200, a first since the chart began weekly publication in 1956, though a technicality kept Michael Jackson from the same feat.
The Toronto rapper’s promotional spectacle for three new albums involved months of planning, global equipment sourcing, and a team of local creatives. It was the culmination of a series of stunts that included frozen arena seats and a park explosion.
The second time Drake draws from Lykke Li’s catalog arrives via an interpolation on the Icemant track “Janice STFU.”
A three-album drop late in the week includes a rap record that settles scores with Kendrick, J. Cole, LeBron, and a long list of former allies.
Three new albums arrived at once, pulling in record numbers and sharpening old tensions.
The Toronto rapper returns with 43 new tracks across three full-length projects, adding another chapter to a complicated 2025 and 2026.
Jeff Ross confirmed the streaming platform’s first choice was the Beatle, a decision that reframes the special’s comedic boundaries.
