Music
Sports
Funk pioneer George Clinton on the connection between sports and music
The Hall of Famer has always known how to get athletes and the crowd moving
Culture
Nicki Minaj collaboration with Tasha Cobb draws mixed reactions on social media
The hip-hop gospel crossover is due to be released in August
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Motown mastermind behind ‘Dancing in the Street’ recalls the 1967 Detroit riots – when black folks took to the streets
Writer William ‘Mickey’ Stevenson remembers the pain, the glory, the commitment to creativity — and to changing the world
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R. Kelly story makes us realize that no one cares about black women
The evidence is clear: In this country, some women don’t matter
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Timbaland on Missy Elliott’s ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ and how hip-hop got its groove back
The Grammy-winning producer reflects on the songs that made Missy’s debut a classic
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Even after 40 years, Maze and Frankie Beverly play on
A loving history of the band that always spreads happy feelings before they let go
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Blue Ivy shows she’s in a league of her own in the rap game
JAY-Z released three new tracks from his 4:44 album, including one with his daughter rapping
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In ‘The Defiant Ones,’ the HBO doc on Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, finds journalist Dee Barnes’ voice
Director Allen Hughes kept the revealing interview under wraps for years
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‘4:44’ is a Shawn Carter album. JAY-Z is dead
Love, betrayal, shame, survival: JAY-Z hits the ball out of the park with intensely personal new album