Hip-Hop
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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
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Remy Ma — Grammy-nominated rapper and ‘Meet The Mackies’ star adds talk show co-host to her resume
‘To not have people continuously judge me or base everything on my past has been a blessing’
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When it all falls down: The twisted nightmare of Kanye West and Trump
West is making his hall of fame career irrelevant by pushing his musical genius to the footnotes of his legacy
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Lil Wayne’s ‘Carter V’ is triumph over trauma
The new album stands head and shoulders above recent work from his peers
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T.I. on Kaepernick, LeBron James, new music and why he’s no longer boycotting the NFL
The Nike ad ‘strengthened the movement of fair and decent people’