

Joe Coscarelli
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The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef, Explained
The two rappers had circled one another for more than a decade, but their attacks turned relentless and very personal in a slew of tracks...

T.I. and Tiny Are Accused of Rape in Lawsuit
The Atlanta rapper and his wife, who have denied the allegations, are accused of drugging and assaulting a military veteran around 2005 in a lawsuit...

Ye, Formerly Kanye West, Previews ‘Vultures’ With Ty Dolla Sign
For months, the rapper has teased “Vultures,” his first album since he made a string of antisemitic comments last year. He said the LP will...

YSL Defendant Shannon Stillwell Is Stabbed, Delaying Young Thug Trial
Mr. Stillwell, known as SB or Shannon Jackson, is among the six defendants currently on trial in the racketeering and gang conspiracy case underway in...

Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial: What to Know
Hip-hop collective or street gang? In a blockbuster case against the famed Atlanta rap crew YSL, headed by Young Thug, prosecutors say it is both.

Who Is Cassie, the R&B Singer Suing Sean Combs?
The R&B singer was poised for a big breakout after her 2006 hit song “Me & U.” But her second album never arrived.

André 3000 Announces Debut Solo Album, ‘New Blue Sun’
The artist, best known as one-half of Outkast, will release “New Blue Sun,” an instrumental album of ambient woodwind compositions, on Friday.

Victoria Monét on Her 7 Grammy Nods (and One for Her Toddler)
The pop and R&B singer and songwriter has long aspired to be a solo star. Now she’s landed the second-most nominations this year, and is...

Young Thug Lyrics Will Be Allowed as Evidence in YSL RICO Trial
A judge ruled on Thursday that at least 17 specific sets of lines from the Atlanta rapper and his collaborators could be used by prosecutors...

Beatles’ ‘Now and Then,’ Billed as ‘Last Song,’ Due Nov. 2
“Now and Then,” an unfinished composition from the late 1970s, was completed using technology that separated John Lennon’s vocal from a piano track.