Nas and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani discuss the past, present and future of hip-hop with the opening of Bronx School of Hip-Hop. On Wednesday (Sept. 30), New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani premiered a short documentary on the city’s YouTube channel featuring his conversation with Queensbridge native Nas about cultivating a thriving hip-hop […]
San Antonio Spurs’ Dylan Harper thinks Jaÿ-Z put a hex on his team during the NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks back in June. In a new cover story with GQ Hype, which was published on Monday (Sept. 28), San Antonio Spurs players Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle reflected on their 2026 NBA […]
Drake has announced a streaming release date for the new songs he debuted in his FOMO short film earlier this month. During a Kick livestream on Monday (Sept. 28), Drizzy confirmed the tracks would hit the major streaming services on Thursday (Oct. 1). However, it won’t be all of them. “All the songs you guys […]
In partnership with Honda Stage, country soul crooner Kashus Culpepper brought his smoky, textured voice to UPROXX’s FYI Studios delivering a rendition of “Til The Sun Goes Down,” an uptempo cut from his latest EP Act I: Summer Nights. On our XR stage, which rendered live visuals in real time off his movements and vocals, […]
Hip-hop and crime have always shared an inexplicable link unfortunately. Whether the crime was in self-defense, by accident, guilt by association or simply being close to a crime taking place, it’s not uncommon for rappers to find themselves in a courtroom. There are those cases where artists are guilty and have to do the time […]
Kid Cudi reflects on reuniting with Ye at Yeezy’s Chicago show. On Wednesday (Sept. 23), Cudder premiered the latest episode of his new podcast, Big Bro With Kid Cudi, which featured special guest Willow Smith. During the chat, Cudi describes a moment of reflection he had after reuniting with Yeezy at Ye’s concert in Chicago […]
Macklemore has announced a small tour to benefit Palestine following his removal from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour for making pro-Palestine comments. In a post to Instagram on Thursday (Sept. 24), the Seattle-bred rapper announced shows in Dublin, Paris and London for the end of October. “What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one […]
The woman who accused Jaÿ-Z of rape recants her claims and now says she never met Hov. On Thursday evening (Sept. 24), Jigga’s legal team filed a motion dismissing Jane Doe from his federal lawsuit against the woman and her former attorney, Anthony Buzbee. The update comes after Jane Doe fully retracted her previous lawsuit […]
Bubba Sparxxx is going viral for his drastic weight loss after people are just now realizing how different he looks. On Wednesday (Sept. 23), the Georgia-bred rapper shared a video on Instagram, rapping to his 2001 smash hit “Ugly” and garnering an immediate reaction from fans and the internet. Obviously he’ll look different compared to 25 years prior, but […]
Kendrick Lamar has reportedly earned the highest-grossing touring year by a rapper in history. On Thursday (Sept. 24), box office reporter ChartData announced K-Dot’s latest landmark. The Grand National Tour raked in $390.7 million. The tally comes from 2.037 million tickets sold across 47 shows in 2025. On Friday (Sept. 25), TDE’s Punch reacted to […]