Jay-Z

The Jay-Z allegation once again reveals a culture of impunity in hip-hop | Tayo Bero

Jay-Z’s condescending response to the accusation that he and Diddy raped a 13-year-old girl is troubling and telling

Tayo Bero

13, Dec, 2024 @11:00 AM

Jay-Z accuses lawyer behind Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joint rape allegation of trying to ‘extort exorbitant sums’

Rapper says the plaintiff’s attorney has made ‘a terrible error in judgment’ but the opposing side say Jay-Z is ‘orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment’

Laura Snapes

10, Dec, 2024 @10:45 AM

Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping girl, 13, in US lawsuit

Jay-Z denies allegations that unnamed girl was drugged and raped by him and Combs at a party after MTV music awards in 2000

Laura Snapes and agencies

09, Dec, 2024 @10:08 AM

Piers Morgan apologises to Jay-Z and Beyoncé over allegations made on chatshow

Singer-songwriter Jaguar Wright made claims against the couple during a discussion of disgraced rapper Sean Combs on Piers Morgan Uncensored

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

09, Oct, 2024 @9:23 AM

Furious, funny and potentially fatal: hip-hop’s 20 greatest diss tracks – ranked!

As Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more continue their high-profile beef, we run down the most inspired – and vicious – attacks in rap’s history

Alexis Petridis

25, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM

Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, SZA and Billie Eilish lead female-dominated Grammys

Swift makes history with record-breaking win, while Jay-Z calls out Grammys for never giving Beyoncé album of the year

Benjamin Lee

05, Feb, 2024 @5:02 AM

The 20 greatest concert films – ranked!

As Taylor Swift’s Eras tour reaches cinemas, with Beyoncé’s Renaissance following soon, we pick the films that best converted the live experience to the screen

Alexis Petridis

12, Oct, 2023 @2:00 PM

Jay-Z’s 20 best tracks – ranked!

Twenty-five years after his biggest-selling album Vol 2… Hard Knock Life, we appraise the work of a rapper who has a good claim to be the greatest ever

Alexis Petridis

31, Aug, 2023 @12:06 PM

Brooklyn’s limited-edition Jay-Z library cards spark surge in membership

Cards depicting albums by Brooklyn-born rapper are part of initiative to celebrate 50th anniversary of hip-hop

Lauren Aratani in New York

16, Aug, 2023 @1:08 PM

An ‘unbelievable deal’? The $200m mansion reportedly bought by Beyoncé and Jay Z

40,000 sq ft manor overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu is thought to be California’s most expensive home ever

Lois Beckett in Los Angeles

02, Jun, 2023 @6:15 PM

Grammy awards 2023: who will win – and who should?

Will Adele’s Grammy dominion continue and Harry Styles steal more limelight? Or could Kendrick Lamar or Beyoncé finally take one of the headline prizes?

Shaad D'Souza and Laura Snapes

31, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM