Like the F. in Weezy F. Baby, Lil Wayne is always about a bunch of shit, literally. More than any other rapper, Weezy F. Baby preaches on matters of the butt. This mainly includes shitting on other rappers and something like his version of “True Life: I’m the Shit.”. Lil Wayne is also the Rapper Eater, which presents a particular existential conundrum—wouldn’t the other rappers be shit once he eats them?

When the Indiana Pacers drafted Myles Turner 11th overall out of Texas last year, he was viewed as an eventual replacement for Roy Hibbert, the Pacers’ one-time defensive cornerstone. Although Hibbert was already on his way out of town, not many were sure just how soon Turner would be ready. The then-19-year-old had underwhelmed during his single season at Texas, and his awkward running gait was a larger concern.

Even in its first year, Chreece felt like something that belonged in Indianapolis, maybe even something that had been missing. Already the largest hip-hop festival of performers in the city’s history, Chreece sold out within a few hours of its start time Saturday afternoon, and by nightfall had filled up the sidewalks of Fountain Square on Virginia Ave.

The Kobe Bean Bryant Farewell Tour came through Indianapolis on Monday night, making its one-and-only stop at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse for a date with the Indiana Pacers. Back to Monday night, where this now-37-year-old version of Bryant, despite his statistically brutal final season, once again filled the home team’s stadium with fans rooting for the road squad, bringing out every faux-Lakers fan and Kobe stan from the greater Indianapolis area.

Jay-Z has been rapping about having a lot of money for a long time: "Without rap, I was crazy straight/partner, I'm still spending money from '88" he spat on "Dead Presidents II" in 1996. Back then, though, there was a populist tilt to his rhymes, one that he saw as an empowering road map--a way to "help [thugs] see they way through it."

The NBA announced last week that it’s disregarded Allen Iverson’s playing stint in Turkey, which means AI is eligible for the Naismith Hall of Fame sooner than expected in 2016. The Hall requires a full five-year retirement from professional basketball, and apparently Iverson’s brief time overseas in 2011 failed to qualify.

There hasn’t been much to celebrate for the Indiana Pacers this season. Whether it’s the Lance Stephenson hangover, the prolonged and painful absence of Paul George, or an injury report as long as Frank Vogel’s suit-pants, Indiana’s first 37 games of the 2014-15 season have been an utter slog. It’s not just that the team is 14-23.

As the sole female member of OFWGKTA and one of hip-hop's few openly gay artists, Syd 'the Kyd' Bennet's most-discussed role in the group has been largely a social one, during their year-plus stint in the public eye. You could mostly catch her challenging critics of the group's allegedly homophobic lyrics, and doing so quite thoughtfully.