Rappers Come Shop for Jewelry. Icebox Turns the Cameras On.

An Atlanta store where hip-hop’s big names buy diamond-encrusted watches and chains has become a social media phenomenon by capturing the safe spaces of the rich and flamboyant.

Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to Share Super Bowl Halftime

The N.F.L. announced the three Southern California natives will share billing with Mary J. Blige and Eminem at Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.

A Music Obsession That’s Adventurous and Soothing

‘The trick to crate digging is to simply go at it: Dive into the sections, flip through the jackets and trust your gut.’

Lil Nas X Reveals Himself on ‘Montero’

After a record-breaking single, a tentative EP, a public coming out and another newsworthy smash, the 22-year-old pop sensation offers a fuller view of his inner world.

The Sunday Read: ‘The Composer at the Frontier of Movie Music’

Nicholas Britell’s scores — for “Succession,” “Moonlight” and “The Underground Railroad,” among others — suggest whole new ways of writing for film and television.

Is Drake Tired of Drake?

“Certified Lover Boy” dominated the charts, but something seems to have shifted in the most influential pop star of the past decade.

Miss the Old Kanye? Try the New Kanye.

West has always been dreaming big, speaking loudly, courting controversy and channeling all of that into music. But one thing has changed.

J Balvin Attempts to Reintroduce Himself on ‘Jose’

The Colombian star skips innovation and presents an impressionistic inventory of the sounds that established him as a global force on his sixth studio album.

Drake, in Search of an Enemy Besides Himself

His new album “Certified Lover Boy” is full of familiar anxieties and sounds, and barbed words for Kanye West, a mentor turned nemesis.

Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Is No. 1, but Drake Waits in the Wings

The total for “Donda” includes 357 million streams in the United States, the most in a week so far this year.

Drake and Kanye West, Long Intertwined, Will Tangle on the Charts

The rappers’ anticipated albums, “Certified Lover Boy” and “Donda” — both potential streaming blockbusters — arrived within five days of each other, with very different rollouts.

Drake and Kanye West, Long Intertwined, Will Tangle on the Charts

The rappers’ anticipated albums, “Certified Lover Boy” and “Donda” — both potential streaming blockbusters — arrived within five days of each other, with very different rollouts.

Little Simz’s Big Moment

The British rapper’s laser focus has been trained on fame since she was a child. Now, she’s ready to take it to the next level.

How 88rising Crafted an Evocative Soundtrack for Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’

The Asian arts collective worked closely with the director Destin Daniel Cretton to put its imprint on the anticipated movie.

Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era, on a Chaotic Stage

West is still one of the most influential pop stars of the century, but multidisciplinary spectacle is more his goal than music now, and he isn’t the star of his own 10th album.

The Style of Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era

How West has used fashion to signify musical evolution, how he’s been regarded by the fashion industry and how other musicians are following in his footsteps.

Opinion | The Anti-Gay Agenda

It is not the gay Black person who becomes an instrument of a white supremacist attack on Black masculinity. It is the Black homophobe.

Opinion | The Anti-Gay Agenda

It is not the gay Black person who becomes an instrument of a white supremacist attack on Black masculinity. It is the Black homophobe.

Jimothy’s Flex Looks a Little Different

The British rapper doesn’t necessarily dress or sound like his peers — but that’s just how he likes it.

Pink Siifu, a Shape-Shifting Musician With One Demand: Don’t Box Me In

The prolific 29-year-old rapper, singer and producer returned this month with “Gumbo’!,” a hat tip to the soulful Southern rap that inspired him.