GQ: How much does it mean to you that the Knicks commissioned you to make their championship rings? Jason Arasheben: I spent a part of my childhood in New York. I went to Knicks games as a child. I visited New York every winter to see my family. My favori... See more
Jay-Z ’s Roots Picnic freestyle was not merely a diss record played live. It was a reminder of the strange position he now occupies: still one of rap’s most dangerous technicians, but also a mogul institution whose grievances carry the weight of boardroom... See more
During a January game in San Francisco against the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks did something that should have never happened: they didn’t defend their teammate, Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns, 30, the Knicks’s second best player, was being subje... See more
Hip-hop has always thrived on spectacle, drama, and emotional extremes — but in the internet age, rap beef has expanded beyond music. It now lives in livestream comments, subtweets, gossip blogs, and parasocial group chats. For all the posturing about dis... See more
In true NBA YoungBoy fashion, the number of songs he performed at Monday’s show in Newark, New Jersey, was almost overwhelming. You might feel a sensory overload, but you will never be bored by the Baton Rouge rapper’s compulsion, appetites, or his enduri... See more
