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Culture
The Weirdest Musical Collaborations, Definitively Ranked
Young Thug and Elton John? Weezer and Lil Wayne? Here are the on-record link-ups we still can't believe really happened.
By Josiah Gogarty
Culture
Barack Obama Lost Himself in the Music, the Moment, at a Harris Rally
“Love me some Eminem,” said the former President, thoroughly confusing anyone who'd time-traveled to the event from 2014.
By Josiah Gogarty
Culture
The VMAs Welcome Our New Pop Girlie Overlords
MTV's annual publicity prom used to be where rock dudes went to challenge each other to fistfights, but last night's show celebrated an overwhelmingly female-dominated pop landscape.
By Josiah Gogarty
Culture
MTV Taps Eminem to Open the VMAs. What Year Is It Again?
Sure, the rapper is still making hits—but by choosing him to lead off their annual awards extravaganza, argues GQ columnist Chris Black, they’re trying to pretend two decades of pop-cultural upheaval didn’t happen.
By Chris Black
Culture
DJ Khaled’s Divine Inspiration
On album 13, God Did, he’s still able to call in stellar features from the likes of Jay-Z, Lil Baby and 21 Savage. The secret to Khaled’s success is simpler than it seems.
By Sama’an AshrawiPhotography by Siggy Owho Osimini
Culture
From a Rare Dr. Dre Beat to an Unexpected Eddie Murphy Sample, These are the Highlights of DJ Khaled's God Did
There's a lot to enjoy after the Jay-Z verse.
By Grant Rindner
Style
From Kendrick to LeBron, the Style Winners and Losers From the Super Bowl
Mega-rare watches! Portentous pregame outfits! Mother Nature’s historic win streak continues!
By Cam Wolf
Culture
Dr. Dre's Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Trailer Feels Like a Heist Movie
Which makes sense, considering The Italian Job director F. Gary Gray helmed it.
By Grant Rindner
Culture
Before Eminem Gets to Lead #TheResistance, He Has a Hell of a Lot of Explaining to Do
The rest of his career doesn't get a pass.
By Jay Willis
Beefs
The Best Beef of the Year Is Officially Over, and Before It Even Started
Drake sang Eminem's praises when they performed together in Detroit. Damn.
By Rohan Nadkarni
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Entertainment
Remember the Titans? The Year in Music 2013
This year, rap entered its classic-rock phase (Eminem is the new Freddie Mercury!) and the best music video wasn't a video at all but a movie starring James Franco singing Britney. Which is to say: It was a wild, confounding, and thrilling twelve months of music. Here, we talk it out with a little help from Questlove and Vampire Weekend—and get a lesson in how to listen to music from none other than Rick Rubin
By The Editors of GQ
Sports
GQ's Shady Records NFL Playoff Pool: Yelawolf and Paul Rosenberg Weigh In
The rising Alabama MC and Eminem's longtime manager (who's still got both Super Bowl teams kicking in his bracket) school us on the weekend's playoff round
By Peter Schrager
Sports
Eminem Introduces GQ's Shady Records 2012 NFL Playoff Pool
The superstar MC chats with us about the weekend's slate of games, his (two) favorite teams, and rapping about Tim Tebow
By Peter Schrager
Music
Howling at the Moon
On the brink of stardom, _GQ _rides with the rising Alabama MC—and Eminem protégé—Yelawolf
By Dan Hyman
The Survivors, The GQ Music Issue November 2011
GQ salutes the legends and legends-in-the-making who refuse to die, quit, back down, or shut up
When the Whip Comes Down
The twentyfive most emasculated, disempowered, henpecked husbands on the planet
By Matt Haber