Jay Z
Nostalgic Photos That Document Hip-Hop's Love Affair with Jewellery
Vikki Tobak's new book is a homage to all things glittering and gold.
Jay-Z Is Giving Back to the Community He Grew Up In... With a 'Bitcoin Academy'
The Brooklyn rapper is teaming up with Jack Dorsey to teach residents of the Marcy Houses public housing projects about crypto.
Why Workers Are Picketing Jay-Z’s Oscars Party, According to a Lead Organizer
VICE spoke to Kurt Petersen about Chateau Marmont employees’ push to boycott the hotel amid allegations of discrimination and harassment.
Jay-Z and Beyonce Will Have to Cross a Picket Line for Their Oscars Afterparty
A local hotel workers union is leading a boycott at the iconic Chateau Marmont.
Jay-Z Is Suing a Photographer for ‘Exploiting’ His Image. Does He Have a Case?
We spoke to a legal expert about whether Jay-Z's lawsuit has merit—or, instead, if he's simply bullying a former collaborator.
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.