How Hit-Boy Learned to Find Himself in the Amazon For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, Hit-Boy recalls a trip to Las Vegas, early career discouragement, and more.
Theravada Just Wants You to Know What Kind of Tea He Likes Chopping it up with Okayplayer, Theravada breaks down his musical influences, his rise, his personal background and his favorite tea.
Pursuit of Happiness: Buddah Bless on Giving Yourself Time to Heal For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, superproducer Buddah Bless talks about turning negativity to power and more.
Monte Booker Defines His Own ‘Noise’ Speaking to Okayplayer, Monte Booker breaks down his new album and more.
How Justin Andrews Expands His Grandfather’s Legacy With the Otis Redding Foundation Speaking to Okayplayer, Otis Redding’s grandson, Justin Andrews, discusses his role in the Otis Redding Foundation.
Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, The Creator and Clipse Nominated for Album of the Year at 2026 Grammy Awards The nominees for the 2026 Grammys have been announced, and they include K-Dot and more.
Common Remembers Fat Joe Saving His Life After Mack 10 and Ice Cube Beef This instance came about in the aftermath of Common and Ice Cube’s on-wax back-and-forth over 30 years ago.
Pras Ordered to Pay U.S. Government $64 Million for Foreign Conspiracy In a political conspiracy case dating back to the 2012 election, Pras has received a $64 million judgment with prison time expected to follow a future sentencing.
Alchemist on Working With Future: “We’re in Contact” Okayplayer chats with Alchemist about his new joint albums, Prodigy, Future and more.
How Fela Kuti Channeled James Brown’s Funk to Spark His Own Revolution For Fela Week, Okayplayer takes at how Fela Kuti connected James Brown and the Black Power movement to fuel his own unique revolution.
Pursuit of Happiness: How The Alchemist Turned Positivity Into Legendary Collaborations For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, The Alchemist discusses fatherhood, navigating the internet and more.
Pursuit of Happiness: Shad on Why Ball Is Literally Life For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, Okayplayer speaks to Shad, a respected rap veteran who emerged from the Canadian underground.
Bad Bunny to Headline 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show Following a tour where he didn’t visit the U.S., Bad Bunny will give fans a show at the next Super Bowl.
Eric Adams Withdraws From NYC Mayoral Race Eric Adams used an X video to make the announcement on Sunday afternoon that he was dropping out of the New York City Mayoral race.
Assata Shakur Dead at 78 Assata Shakur’s daughter confirmed the news of her mother’s passing, who had been living as a fugitive in Cuba after her 1979 prison escape.
The Top 15 Cardi B Guest Verses, Ranked Ahead of her sophomore album, ‘Am I the Drama?’ Okayplayer ranks the 15 greatest Cardi B guest verses ever.
Pursuit of Happiness: Fatboi Sharif Finds Serenity on the Subway For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, Fatboi Sharif discusses what he learned from therapy and how to surround yourself with the right energy.
Clipse Become First Rappers to Perform at the Vatican Pusha T and Malice continue leaving their mark, with John Legend joining them at the Vatican to perform "Birds Don't Sing."
All The Jewels: RTJ’s Legacy of Music, Movies, Entrepreneurship, and More El-P and Killer Mike built more than a rap group — they built a blueprint for culture, business, and rebellion.
