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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cisco Swank ‘Is Black Music. All of It.’

The 23-year-old pianist, drummer and rapper puts a pandemic-era spin on jazz-rap on his debut, “More Better,” and he always…

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A Rapper’s Detention Shows Iran’s Crackdown Is Failing

It was a balmy 1:30 a.m. nearly a year ago in Shahin Shahr, a city in central Iran, and the…

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Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul’s 10 Essential Songs

The Long Island rapper David Jolicoeur, known for his freewheeling rhyme style, has died at 54, just weeks before his…

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Hip-Hop, Still Fly at 50

A museum exhibition and book kick off the anniversary of a genre incubated in the Bronx and exported to the…

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