Jay Z
10 Questions for a Guy Who Sells Baby Furniture to Celebrities
"I'm pretty proud of standing up to Kanye West about paying for the product."
Jay Z and Yo Gotti Are Helping 29 Mississippi Inmates Sue Prison Officials
A new complaint alleges underfunding and understaffing have resulted in "prisons where violence reigns."
The NFL Thinks We’re All Stupid
The league's partnership with Jay-Z to promote criminal justice reform reeks of cynicism.
The NFL Is Using Jay Z to Avoid Accountability
The partnership frames solutions to racial injustice as charity, takes the burden of responsibility away from the league's owners, and further casts Colin Kaepernick as a pariah.
'Free Meek' Is a Portrait of America's Broken Justice System
Meek Mill's new Amazon docuseries contextualizes his experiences in the larger problem of mass incarceration and state supervision in the U.S.
RIP Woodstock 50, a Disaster of a Festival That Never Was
The beleaguered festival has finally, mercifully called it quits.
Don’t Buy Into Beyoncé’s ‘22 Day’ Crash Diet, Even If She Is Beyoncé
We deserve better than encouragement to starve ourselves like Beyoncé did on her ultra-restrictive diet leading up to Coachella.
Hype Williams Changed Hip-Hop Forever With These 10 Videos
Megan Thee Stallion is enlisting the help of legendary director Hype Williams for 'Fever: Thee Movie,' but his fingerprints have been on rap's visuals since the 90s.
Canada Made Its Legal Weed Rules Too Tough and Is Going to Pay for It
Confusing rules around social media and advertising put licensed producers at a disadvantage against U.S. brands signing celebrities like Jay-Z.
Family Held at Gunpoint by Phoenix Cops Says Apologies Are a "Slap in the Face"
They want the officers held accountable, and community leaders are calling for rallies and protests this week
JAY-Z Is Officially the First Billionaire Rapper
Forbes has valued the rapper's assets in music, real estate, and art at $1 billion.