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The Godparents of 2010s Rap: The Artists Who Raised a Generation
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Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars Among Leading 2025 MTV VMA Nominees
The 2025 MTV Video Music Award nominees have been announced. MTV revealed the nominees for this year’s awards, which will...
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ is No Longer the Highest Selling Album of All Time
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Pursuit of Happiness: Open Mike Eagle Believes in Long Walks, Comic Books, and Mutual Aid
Open Mike Eagle is one of rap’s greatest abstract thinkers, but he’s more pragmatist than galaxy-brained rambler. When I ask...
The 10 Best Aaliyah Songs That Weren’t Radio Hits
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BET Hip-Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards Suspended Indefinitely
The BET Hip-Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards are suspended, with no clear timetable for their return. Two of the...
The Tea App Can Ruin Reputations — and Maybe Save Lives
The Tea app wasn’t designed to go down easy. Marketed as a dating safety platform, Tea promises women the power...
Ice-T Hosting and Executive-Producing Documentary About Fentanyl Addiction
Ice-T is joining the fight against fentanyl. The famed rapper/actor is serving as an executive producer and host of A&E’s...
Metro Boomin Blames Social Media For Ending Regional Music
Metro Boomin is calling out social media and blasting anyone who has any negative takes on his new mixtape, A...
Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist Announce Tour
Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist are coming to a town near you. The pair have announced on Tues. (Aug. 5)...
