Rap
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Opinion
And the Winner Is: Kendrick Lamar. And Old-School Hip-Hop.
The rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar is about more than whatever personal beefs these two men have with…
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Magazine
Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef Goes Nuclear: What to Know
The two rappers had circled one another for more than a decade, but their attacks turned relentless and very personal…
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Magazine
Nicki Minaj, a Role Model for Herself, and Others
On “Pink Friday 2,” the rapper remains a star navigating hip-hop on sometimes untested terms. But even as she’s receded…
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Magazine
Sean Combs’s Hip-Hop Career Through the Years
The music mogul, who was accused of sexual abuse by a former romantic partner, fueled the commercial success of rap…
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Magazine
André 3000 Announces Debut Solo Album (With No Rapping)
The artist, best known as one-half of Outkast, will release “New Blue Sun,” an instrumental album of ambient woodwind compositions,…
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Magazine
After ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,’ Stream These 8 Great Concert Movies
For that live show experience, these films capture exhilarating music by Beyoncé, Shakira, A Tribe Called Quest, Talking Heads and…
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US
Vivek Ramaswamy Loves Eminem. And He Doesn’t Care If the Feeling Is Mutual.
The Republican presidential candidate loves rap music, even if critics say his politics are at odds with its spirit. “There’s…
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World
Magoo, Rapper and Former Timbaland Collaborator, Dies at 50
Melvin Barcliff, who rapped under the name Magoo, was a teenager in Virginia when he joined a hip-hop scene that…
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Magazine
7 Songs We Nearly Missed in 2022
Hear tracks by Flo, Becky G and Karol G, Monster and Big Flock and more.
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Magazine
Gangsta Boo, Memphis Rapper Formerly With Three 6 Mafia, Dies at 43
Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, she was one of the first female rappers to build off the gangster rap image and…