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How BTS helped me bridge my Korean and American identities
Growing up, I worried I would never be comfortable connecting these two worlds
Culture
What’s the 411 on the Super Bowl halftime show?
The Brian Flores lawsuit changes how we see the lineup of hip-hop royalty
Culture
To Yo Gotti, there’s nothing more valuable than ‘Free Game’
His new project captures a philosophy of how to be successful in life
Culture
Whitney Houston biography, ‘Didn’t We Almost Have It All,’ examines how we all tortured a massive, but troubled talent
Author Gerrick Kennedy says he tried to balance critique and grace
Culture
New Tupac Shakur exhibit, ‘Wake Me When I’m Free,’ looks at the revolution that created the revolutionary
The show opening in Los Angeles is about more than the music
Culture
From Miles Davis to Biggie, James Mtume was a Renaissance man of music
Best known for ‘Juicy Fruit,’ the Grammy winner was respected across the musical spectrum
Culture
Can anyone beat Jay-Z at a Verzuz? We lay out the odds.
From Future to Eminem to Missy Elliott to Lil Wayne, a look at how these dream battles would play out
Culture
The Black vanguard in white utopias
Country music speaks to white sentimentality, but Black women pioneer ‘and continue to pioneer’
Culture
Our top musical moments of 2021, from best verse to radio freestyle
Interviews, performances, earworms, songs to get on it — here’s how we’ll remember the past year