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Will Smith, a pioneering black nerd, helped raise and change rap music
Smith’s music career reveals an artist who believed in an Afrocentric American dream based on ambition, hustle and black pride
Culture
DJ Khaled’s ‘Higher’ is a heartbreaking victory lap for Nipsey Hussle
‘Almost like church,’ the song is part history lesson, part manifesto
Culture
Megan Thee Stallion wants to go as hard as the guys
It’s a big summer for the ‘Big Ole Freak’ rapper, with her first album and a date with Cardi B
Culture
For his own homecoming, Jay-Z should perform this duo of NYC B-sides
The artist’s intimate show calls for his most heartbreaking work
Culture
Life After Nipsey: Heartbroken Los Angeles tries to keep running Hussle’s marathon
Slain Los Angeles rapper laid to rest Thursday at Staples Center
Culture
Westbrook, Harden, D-Wade and more pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle through sneakers
The slain rapper’s funeral is set for April 11 at Staples Center
Sports
Black men do cry — in the NCAA tournament
Why is this the rare venue where we see public tears?
Culture
Aux Cord Chronicles XVIII: An obsessive, 57-song playlist of Drake’s sports obsession
Aubrey has never been able to stop talking about sports — all of them
Culture
Grammys: From Cardi B to Drake, a night of come-ups, curves and side-eyes
What’s next? That’s the real question