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The long-lost ‘T-Wayne’ is finally here
The T-Pain and Lil Wayne collaboration dates back to 2009
Sports
Greg Marius married hoops and hip-hop to revive the Rucker summer league
His Entertainers Basketball Classic in Harlem changed the streetball game

Culture
I can’t handle Kendrick Lamar
We don’t normally get this much from a singular rap artist
Culture
Kendrick Lamar, Drake and the definition of a ‘classic’ rap album
Sports have stats and championships — but how do you judge the GOAT in rap?
Culture
Four reasons the Just Blaze-hosted Pharrell vs. Timbaland beat battle will be different from Blaze vs. Swizz Beatz
It’s all 757 everything: Timbaland and Pharrell will be the next two producers to jump behind the wheels of steel
Sports
2 Chainz: Baller or nah?
We checked out whether the ‘Based on a T.R.U. Story’ and ‘Watch Out’ rapper really could ball in high school and college
Culture
Drake’s ‘More Life’ is set for March 18 — will it be worth the wait?
Forget Nicki and Remy. Forget Frank Ocean and Rick Ross. When Drake drops new music, the world stops
Culture
Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj — and the diss record heard ’round the world
An old-school hip-hop beef in the break-the-internet era

Culture
Clemson Ph.D. candidate seeks a doctorate with dopeness
A.D. Carson defends 34-track album dissertation