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Magoo, rapper and frequent Timbaland collaborator, dies at 50
The Virginia artist passed away over the weekend
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Clarence Avant was the guy who made sure Black stars got paid
For six decades, Avant, who died at age 92, was a peerless dealmaker in entertainment and politics
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New lawsuit suggests what we see isn’t what we get with Lizzo
While plaintiffs could suffer effects of lawsuit, consequences for Lizzo may be marginal at best
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As Tory Lanez heads to prison, hip-hop needs to have a conversation about accountability
Hip-hop should be embarrassed by its silence as Megan Thee Stallion was publicly maligned
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Lawsuit accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment
Three former dancers complained about their treatment by the singer and her production company
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Verbal Armageddon: A story of hip-hop at an HBCU, 25 years in the making
In 1998, two college students tried to change the face of rap at Howard University. Today, they realize that the lessons were about more than music.
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On Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G. and the anatomy of a conspiracy theory
New search warrant in Las Vegas revives all the questions that never went away
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‘Flossin’ all through Long Beach’: The story of ‘Summertime in the LBC’
The Dove Shack’s Bo Roc reminisces about the timeless hit and why the song almost didn’t happen
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Police seized laptops, memoir from Vegas-area home of witness to Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing
Detectives sought items from Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, according to warrant documents