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‘The American Carnival’: Halftime power rankings Part 3

With football here, who the next halftime performer could be is still anyone’s guess

Cassandra Wilson, the 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70

Jury convicts Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

The Dolly Parton Black America embraced

From Whitney Houston and Charley Pride to Queen Latifah and Beyoncé, the country music legend built bridges across genres, generations and communities

30 years later, ‘ATLiens’ remains OutKast’s defining statement

On their second genre-flipping album, Big Boi and Andre took on the hip-hop establishment, defiantly announcing to the world that ‘the South got something to say’

How long will they mourn Tupac?

For the world, Tupac Shakur became a legend. For his surviving siblings, he remained their brother

Nipsey Hussle, Bino Rideaux and the marathon behind ‘Prolific’

With Prolific, Bino Rideaux and Nipsey Hussle’s inner circle set out to honor the late rapper’s vision while safeguarding the legacy he built.

Ice-T on aging, rap and why he’s back after 20 years

The hip-hop pioneer discusses his new album, Criminal Migraine, podcast culture and why rap artists shouldn’t have an expiration date

‘The American Carnival’: Halftime power rankings Part 2

As football nears, who the next halftime performer could be is still anyone’s guess