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by Abdul Ali onNovember 18, 2011
The singer, who's back with a sequel to her My Life album, has come a long way from Yonkers, N.Y.
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by Dr. Joycelyn Wilson onOctober 19, 2011
A Harvard hip-hop scholar compares the golden age to today's era of violence and greed.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onSeptember 4, 2011
The author of The Tanning of America says the genre has given young Americans a shared cultural experience.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onSeptember 2, 2011
The Root Recommends: The Tanning of America, a highly anticipated book that connects the dots between hip-hop and the corporate world.
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by Erin E. Evans onApril 9, 2011
Is this a referendum on the state of R&B and hip-hop?
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