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Rapper DMX’s ‘It’s Dark and Hell is Hot,’ a quarter century later
The debut album solidified DMX’s legacy
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HBO’s DMX documentary is as complicated as the man himself
Watching the rapper in the last year of his life, it felt like there was hope
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What the Smithsonian missed in its hip-hop anthology
The excellent ‘Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap’ covers official releases, but leaves out the freestyles and live performances that also made history
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An entire generation owes DMX for his lesson in resilience
He defied expectations during an era when the public and media weren’t kind to his struggles with drug addiction
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How artists emerged in the late ’90s to challenge the gangsta narrative in hip-hop
After years of ‘bubbling under,’ some rap acts, including Jay-Z, Master P and Outkast, broke through in spectacular fashion
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Aux Cord Chronicles XX: The sounds of 1998
OutKast, DMX, Janet Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Master P and ‘Vol. 2’ from Jay-Z made this one major year in music
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Drake reflects on a decade of friction in ‘Rap Radar’ interview
Drake was involved in the decade’s two biggest beefs. What he takes from them is vastly different.
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Swizz Beatz is leaving his print on the art world
The Grammy-winning producer discusses his creative process, owning the largest collection of photographs by Gordon Parks, music and arts education
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Lonzo Ball struggled in first NBA game and other news of the week
The Week That Was Oct. 16-20