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Dee-1 is on a mission to clean up hip-hop. But is his message connecting?
The rapper infuses faith and meaning in his uplifting songs
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This is J. Cole’s moment
North Carolina rapper is back with new album, an upcoming festival, and a rap beef with Kendrick Lamar
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Kendrick Lamar’s desire to be the greatest is making hip-hop fun
Kendrick Lamar’s shots landed an elite athlete
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Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe
Here’s what to know
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Two men convicted of killing Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, nearly 22 years after rap star’s death
According to prosecutors, Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington went after him for the sake of vengeance, greed and jealousy
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‘Family Business’ is the perfect song from an imperfect Kanye West
On the rapper’s landmark debut lives a song that changed this writer’s life
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Twenty years after ‘The College Dropout,’ we miss the Old Kanye
Do we stand collectively as mourners for a GOAT or victims of revisionist rap history?
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Nicki Minaj is the conductor of her own downfall. And it’s sad to watch.
Rap legend has been actively polluting her legacy for quite some time
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Megan Thee Stallion is running hip-hop. Deal with it.
Houston rapper’s song, ‘HISS’ reminds us what it’s like when a diss record takes the culture by storm