Music

The rapper could have ended up as just another one-hit wonder, but his community didn’t let that happen

Biggie’s first album dropped the same day as the notorious Crime Bill

And Black women deserve better than rock ’n’ roll’s lies

The 1959 attack outside a jazz club was a rare instance in which police brutality against a Black celebrity was widely covered

The emotions we carry with us in the voting booth have always been in the music

Mayfield demurred when folks tried to label him a protest singer. Yet he never stopped producing politically charged tunes.

In the streets and on ‘Billboard,’ artists crafted a soundtrack to archive and document this summer’s latest iteration of the fight for Black lives

The four-track EP combines legendary covers and original music, from newcomer Keedron Bryant to rap star Rapsody

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Also, she discusses longevity in the music business

Excerpt from new book argues Shawn Carter has always been about his business