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The best of the pre-Super Bowl concerts — and the coolest events for the culture
From Cardi B to Ochocinco to Future to Ludacris to Angie Stone, it’s about to get hot in Atlanta
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Rihanna truly in love — what would that album sound like?
The world is clamoring for music from a happily dating creative titan of business — how will life influence Robyn Fenty’s art?
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Aux Cord Chronicles XVII: The Undefeated’s best songs of 2018
From Ella Mai to Meek to Janelle to Jorja to Drake, we chose 62, and they’re all worthy
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Are artists taking a knee ahead of the Super Bowl halftime show?
Travis Scott is reportedly booked, but some fans — possibly even Jay-Z — are opposed to it
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In arts and music, Bronx native Swizz Beatz continues on his own path to success
Grammy winner expands portfolio with accessible traveling art exhibition
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Meek Mill’s new No. 1 ‘Championships’ is a triumph inspired by pain
Meek is in rare territory: He’s the hero in a cautionary tale who gets to tell his own story — and benefit from it
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Black artists get the noms, but not necessarily the trophies, at Grammy Awards
If Grammys history is any indication, Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B and their fans shouldn’t get their hopes up
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On the 25th anniversary of Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggystyle’ — a look back at his life and times
A hip-hop prodigy, in a pop culture maelstrom — on trial for murder
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Aux Cord Chronicles XVI: 28 times hip-hop hailed LeBron and Wade’s Miami Heat
Rick Ross, Big Sean, Drake, Jay-Z, Meek Mill — the rap that made the Heat a cultural powerhouse