When VIBE decided to do an international issue, spotlighting the ‘need-to-know’ artists and musical scenes around the globe the toughest decision was who to feature on the cover.  What one artist has impacted the globe, sold crazy albums and has a reach that extends past music? 50 CENT, that’s who. Here’s an excerpt from the cover story written by Vibe veteran Erik Parker. If you think this is good, wait until April 5 when the issue hits stands to cop and read the rest.

A video of a 90-year-old woman dancing with a man dressed as Santa Claus at a retirement home has garnered millions of views and the always appropriate “Aye!” from the Internet. Christopher Tate dressed up as St. Nick and visited nursing homes in Washington D.C. in what he calls the first ever “Golden Christmas.”  Instead of Tate’s Christmas suit being the center of attention, a spry and vivacious resident showing off her dance moves was the highlight.

Ab-Soul believes that Drake can make a resounding comeback from his defeat by Kendrick Lamar, but only under one condition. On Tuesday morning (July 9), Ab-Soul became the latest Hip-Hop artist to weigh in on the aftermath of Drake and Lamar’s heated battle, as the Top Dawg Entertainment rapper took to social media to share his thoughts. According to the Cali native, if Drake taps into his full potential as an emcee and lyricist, he has a great chance of redeeming himself in the eyes of music fans.

In case you’ve been under a rock for a large portion of Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 27), you are aware that Kanye West let off a smoking round of tweets aimed at Wiz Khalifa. After the Taylor Gang rapper expressed his discontent for West’s album title change to Waves, Yeezy offered a lengthy retort. Bashing Wiz’s music, his relationship with Amber Rose, and even taunting him by saying he “owns” Wiz’s son Sebastian, West’s rant was anything but tame.

Benzino and Eminem had a prominent beef in the early 2000s after The Source gave the latter’s 2002 album The Eminem Show a four-mic review. The former Source co-owner recently revealed that he intentionally did not give the rapper a perfect score. The 58-year-old multi-hyphenate appeared on Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion podcast on Monday (Aug. 21) where he opened up about the thought process behind his decision. “I was the top of my muthaf**kin’ food chain,” the Boston rapper said.