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Rihanna’s magnum opus
‘Anti,’ set to dominate next month’s Grammys, is 2016’s best album — the best project of Rihanna’s career

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Technics has no time for DJs anymore
The new SL-1200 turntable is apparently not for you
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Poetic injustice
Why Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson should’ve been a package deal for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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A timeline of Kanye West’s tumultuous 2016
The man and musical mastermind that everyone loves to hate — and can’t help but love
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The Undefeated In-Depth: Serena with Common
Grammy- and Oscar award-winning artist Common and tennis champion Serena Williams sit down to discuss fame, gender and race and yes, tennis
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J. Cole’s new identities
Fatherhood, privacy, and the battle between the relatable and the mundane

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Zaytoven is the star of Gucci Mane’s Tiny Desk concert
The NPR staple was taken over by the man on the keys
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Aux Cord Chronicles VIII: The Happy Holidays Edition
Eartha Kitt, CeeLo Green, J. Cole, the Whispers and more — 41 songs to keep you in that #UndefeatedHoliday spirit

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Will there finally be a Marvin Gaye biopic?
Jamie Foxx is the latest to produce a limited series about the artist