Today in Hip-Hop: Quick Bites – 6/8/2026
JR Writer Sues UMG for Unpaid Royalties on Cam’ron and Juelz Santana Songs JR Writer (Juan “Marcos” Brito) has filed...
Hip-Hop’s New Legal Battle: Who Really Owns the Masters?
Hip-hop's ownership wars are being decided in three active federal cases. In June 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Today in Hip-Hop: Quick Bites – 6/5/2026
Vince Staples’ Cry Baby: Reviewers Highlight “TV Guide” and a Slick Rick Flip Reviews of Vince Staples’ Cry Baby single out “TV Guide”...
The Tupac Shakur Murder Case Goes to Trial: Keefe D, the Diddy Allegations, and the Long Road to August 2026
For decades, Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder lived in barbershop theories, podcasts, and YouTube confessions. Now it lives in a Las...
Today in Hip-Hop: Quick Bites – 6/4/2026
Joe Budden Says He’s “Janice” After Fans Connect Drake’s “Janice STFU” to an Old Pod Joke On Joe Budden TV,...
How the South Won Hip-Hop: Four Decades of Infrastructure, Sound, and Power
For two decades, the conventional history of hip-hop ran through New York and Los Angeles. Then it didn't. By the...
