As Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more continue their high-profile beef, we run down the most inspired – and vicious – attacks in rap’s history
November 2023
‘He’s a man with a fork in a world of soup’: the bitterest music-duo spats
Going out, staying in
From Little Simz to Beowulf: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
October 2023
50 Cent sponsors Cardiff girls’ under-14 football team
Rapper becomes latest US star to connect with Welsh football, leaving AFC Rumney’s coach ‘over the moon’
September 2023
Expend4bles review – cigar-smoking Stallone leads way as retro franchise lumbers on
Jason Statham is the only bit of genuine oomph in a tired tale whose digital effects could have been shot on an iPhone
June 2023
The joy of the slow burn record: ‘Not only did I warm to his drawls, I became obsessed’
Sometimes, 20 years after dismissing an album, it’s suddenly exactly what you need. Our writers pick out the music that crept up on them
November 2022
Megan Thee Stallion, Coldplay and Future sign petition against rap lyrics as criminal evidence in US court
Other signatories of Warner Music’s open letter, Art on Trial: Protect Black Art, include Alicia Keys, 50 Cent and Post Malone
February 2022
Power player: how 50 Cent went from rapper to unlikely TV kingpin
Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J Blige’s half-time show – an all-timer
September 2021
Conor McGregor rivals 50 Cent for worst-ever first pitch at baseball game
Conor McGregor joined a long list of celebrities unable to throw in a straight line on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field
June 2020
Grace Jones, Jagger, Gaga and more music legends – in pictures
From Bowie outtakes to early shots of Rihanna and Amy Winehouse, these rare prints are being sold to support the entertainment industry during Covid-19 and fight racial injustice
May 2020
The G2 interview
50 Cent on love, cash and bankruptcy: ‘When there are setbacks, there will be get-backs’
Curtis Jackson was shot nine times before becoming one of the world’s biggest rappers. He discusses growing up, getting rich and the art of the hustle
July 2019
50 Cent: Starz show Power snubbed by Emmys for racial reasons
Rapper and executive producer of successful series says it’s not the first time his work has been overlooked
Janet Jackson and 50 Cent to perform at controversial Saudi Arabia concert
The stars, along with the rapper Future, have been announced to play at the event after Nicki Minaj withdrew over human rights concerns
Escape Plan 3 review – Stallone back for more macho mayhem
In the predictable third instalment of this martial arts franchise, Sly heads for Latvia to bust a Chinese heiress out of prison
June 2019
Ed Sheeran reveals all-star lineup for new album No 6 Collaborations Project
Rappers and singers including Cardi B, Bruno Mars and Stormzy feature on the follow-up to ÷, the biggest selling album in the world in 2017
August 2018
Gunshots fired on set of 6ix9ine and 50 Cent music video
Police find 11 bullet casings in rappers’ Brooklyn filming location but have not yet named anyone in connection with the incident
April 2018
When good TV goes bad: how MTV Cribs ran out of amazing mansions
Once an insight into Mariah and Missy’s mansions, the show soon turned into tours of four-bed semis, complete with Spurs posters on the bedroom door
March 2018
Lost in showbiz
Made in CCHQ: Toff, the voice of youth the Tories have been waiting for
After a long search, queen of the jungle Georgia Toffolo is the celebrity Theresa May believes can finally help her appeal to young voters
