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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
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Meet Lola Brooke, the Brooklyn rapper taking music by storm
Brooke discusses her rise, her new music, and creating space for herself in the industry
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The uncomfortable truths behind using Young Thug’s lyrics at his trial
Is rap real or fake? It’s time for hip-hop to face the music
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It’s time to pay hip-hop pioneers their ‘rap-arations’
Music, footwear and clothing have made billions on the culture
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Little Brother brews a new future
In a new documentary, Phonte and Big Pooh peel back the layers of their career and how they confronted challenges