Las Vegas Weekly

Dispatches from Las Vegas’ ComplexCon 2025

I initially signed up to cover this year’s ComplexCon because I saw Young Thug listed as a headliner. Of course, I knew going ...

Are we living through a rap drought? The Billboard charts suggest we are

Billboard reports that “the lack of rap songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 is the latest sign of a recent dip in rap’s commercial dominance,” while also pointing out that they made a rule change that ...

Late ‘How Ya Do Dat' rapper leaves behind massive Gulf Coast rap legacy

Young Bleed, the Baton Rouge rapper who struck big with 1997's "How Ya Do Dat" and was part of No Limit Records' hold as a Southern rap empire, died Saturday (Nov. 1) after complications from ...
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Pop Goes Hip-Hop: Take Rap's "Exit" From Billboard's Top 40 With A Grain Of Salt

"Just A Friend" screamed POP HIT! The "vocalist," a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing jokester, was laughably ...
Eater

Maryland Institution Woodmont Grill — And More October Closures Around D.C.

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. Multiple locations: Shouk, the Israeli fast-casual kosher spot known for its vegan street snacks ...