New York Post — Missy Elliott's first headlining tour — which turned Jay-Z's house into her own at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Monday night — was the ultimate victory lap after she became the first female artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last ... more info

New York Post — "They wanted to leave me out of it. They didn’t want me there," 50 Cent said in a new interview. more info

Stereogum — The 2024 Emmy nominations are live, and as usual there are some musical artists in the mix. Some of them come from people who do a lot of work in both the music and film/TV realm: Donald Glover (who has a new album out this week) is up for Outstan... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, LL Cool J announced his new album The FORCE, produced by A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and featuring Nas, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Saweetie, Snoop Dogg, and more. To celebrate, the rap icon went on Charlamagne Tha God�... more info

Stereogum — The legendary Jay-Z/Nas feud erupted during the early days of file sharing, and there was an MP3 that got passed around a lot in that moment: A Jay/Nas collab that was supposedly called “Analyze This.” Back then, you couldn’t trust any of th... more info

Stereogum — “Best rapper alive since the best rapper retired.” I laughed out loud. Did he really say that? On a single? Lil Wayne? It seemed so far-fetched. Jay-Z’s fake retirement had only officially begun a few months earlier, and now this onetime bou... more info

Stereogum — In 1999, Mariah Carey, one of the biggest stars on the planet, released Rainbow, the album that included big hits like “Heartbreaker” with Jay-Z and “Thank God I Found You” with Joe and 98 Degrees. Today, Carey has released a 25th-annivers... more info

New York Post — The restaurant – Lucali on Henry Street in Carroll Gardens – already has a slew of celebrity devotees such as Beyonce, Jay Z and even Drake himself, according to Eater New York. more info

Consequence Of Sound — Swift also ties JAY-Z for most No. 1 albums by a soloist of all time. Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department Achieves 2nd Biggest Album Opening Ever Jo Vito more info

Stereogum — It’s November 2003, and Jay-Z is retiring. That’s the idea, anyway. He’s making a whole spectacle out of it. At Madison Square Garden, Jay is playing an all-star farewell show, opening things up with a Michael Buffer ring introduction as his... more info