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Rapper Jay-Z (C) looks on before a game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium on November 24, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Jay-Z sues accuser who dropped rape suit

Nardos Haile
Kendrick Lamar and SZA (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The halftime show's humble origins

Nardos Haile
Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun speaks before eating a banana artwork composed of a fresh banana stuck to a wall with duct tape, in Hong Kong on November 29, 2024, after buying the provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at a New York auction for $6.2 million. (PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)

The most outrageous purchases in 2024

Esther Luz
Rapper Jay-Z (C) looks on before a game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium on November 24, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Jay-Z accuser speaks out

Griffin Eckstein
Rapper Jay-Z (C) looks on before a game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium on November 24, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Jay-Z denies assault claim in Diddy suit

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

"View" host slams Jay-Z's Grammys shade

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SZA and Taylor Swift seen during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California (John Shearer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)

Grammys' annual album of the year snub

Nardos Haile
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Will and Jada, a show business marriage

Melanie McFarland
Colin Kaepernick attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's "Colin In Black And White" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Why Colin Kaepernick is still shut out

Nardos Haile
Jay-Z during Jay-Z "The Black Album Tour" Live at Madison Square Garden - Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. 2003. (KMazur/WireImage for New York Post)

Jay-Z's iconic Black Album, 20 years on

D. Watkins
Jay-Z performs onstage at SOMETHING IN THE WATER - Day 2 on April 27, 2019 in Virginia Beach City. (Brian Ach/Getty Images for Something in the Water)

Jay-Z has always delivered hope

D. Watkins
Jay-Z, Cardi B, and NAS (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)

Top 10 rap albums of the decade

D. Watkins
Michael Eric Dyson and his book "Jay-Z: Made In America" (Nina Subin)

Cancel culture is from white supremacy

D. Watkins
Jay-Z (Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

In defense of Jay-Z's NFL deal

D. Watkins
Jay-Z and Beyonce in the "Apes**t" video (YouTube/Beyoncé)

Top 10 hip hop and R&B albums of 2018

Rachel Leah
Jay-Z; Kanye West (Getty/Kevork Djansezian/AP/Brent N. Clarke)

Jay-Z's tough love for Kanye

D. Watkins
Meek Mill (Getty/Drew Hallowell)

"Retire the free Meek Mill hashtag"

Rachel Leah
Meek Mill (AP/Matt Rourke)

Meek Mill is free. Now he's on a mission

Rachel Leah
Lauryn Hill; Kendrick Lamar; Notorious B.I.G. (Getty/AP/Salon)

A hip-hop Pulitzer? That came late

D. Watkins
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The 20 best debut album lead-off tracks

Annie Zaleski
Donald Trump; Jay Z (AP/Evan Vucci/Getty/Dave Kotinsky)

Trump's beef with Jay-Z proves who he is

D. Watkins
Jay-Z (Getty For Tidal)

Trump starts Twitter feud with Jay-Z

Charlie May
Rapsody (Salon/Peter Cooper)

Salon Stage: Rapsody

Rachel Leah
Jadakiss; Styles P (Getty Images/Salon)

How hip-hop is trying to get you healthy

Rachel Leah
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