Drake

Several rows of outdoor seating are shown with cars in the distance and a movie project shining bright in the distance.

The pop culture that got us through 2020

Arts, Culture & Media

In 2020, we leaned on pop culture more than ever for moments of levity, distraction — and sometimes even clarity — during a chaotic year. Looking back, here are some of the pop culture moments that stuck with us.

Jay Z vs. Drake: The NBA Playoffs Fuel a Rap Beef

Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

21st Century Hip Hop’s 15th Century Look

Arts, Culture & Media

2015 Will Be Hip-Hop’s Best Year

Arts, Culture & Media

Mixtapes Still Work Without the Music

Arts, Culture & Media

Hip-hop artists put extra effort into mixtape album art, and now we have the coffee table book to prove it. 

2015 Will Be Hip-Hop’s Best Year

Arts, Culture & Media

There’s so much good hip-hop in 2015 that you could forget about a bunch of it and it would still be one of the best years ever — and it’s not even May.

Drake Makes a Mixtape for Sotheby’s

Arts, Culture & Media

For his latest trick, Drake sets black contemporary art at Sotheby’s to the music of Rihanna, Riff Raff, Chief Keef, and Drake. Beats By Dre included. 

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Emoticons find a whole new purpose, Deez Nuts runs for prez, a professor becomes Bowie, publishing houses outwit each other, and Eminem loves his mom’s spaghetti. 

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Drake can(‘t) dance, Hot Chip meets Springsteen meets LCD Soundsystem, and the cheapest dubstep song ever recorded win the internet this week.