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.
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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.
Estee Nack’s AL-ANDALUS and Ill Conscious’s The Premise arrive with precision and subtlety, rewarding those who lean in.
The Canberra rapper wrote ‘REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE’ in 2024, but the record arrives this month into an even stranger cultural atmosphere.
The second solo track from Mike D leans into the banging beats and guitar fuzz of Ill Communication, while his live comeback continues with intimate performances.
The Harlem rapper, whose 1988 hit with DJ E-Z Rock never really left rotation, died after a private cancer battle.
The six-piece K-pop group return with a hip-hop track built from knocks and doorbells, teasing an album that looks inward at their own journey.
During a career-spanning set at the Blue Note in Hollywood, Wyclef Jean revealed plans to release seven genre-specific albums this year, each with seven tracks.
Ahead of an Australian tour, the producer revisits early pushback against making hip-hop with a computer, his love for Blade Runner, and a very personal gift.
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.
The Toronto rapper returns with 43 new tracks across three full-length projects, adding another chapter to a complicated 2025 and 2026.
