Hip Hop

A widely shared quote attributing strong comments to Kanye West about Pete Davidson and Lewis Hamilton does not appear to originate from the artist. The circulating text has West saying that both men “disrespected” him, that they were his “boys from the early stages of their careers,” that he helped “put them on,” and that their relationships with Kim Kardashian felt like “a direct betrayal”...

50 Cent followed a pair of high-profile New York-area guest appearances on Friday night (Aug. 7) with a quieter, more personal gesture closer to home. After performing with G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda during Fuerza Regida’s sold-out Citi Field finale, the rapper stopped at a Burger King in Queens and handed $5,000 in cash to the late-shift employees. The workers had extended their...