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Infamous Lawsuits Involving Black Artists and Their Music
Some of these suits involve some of the most popular Black artists in history, including Beyoncé, Kanye West, and Marvin Gaye.
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R. Kelly Speaks On Diddy, Jerrod Carmichael Admits His Crush On A Famous Rapper, Theory On Why Chance The Rapper is Getting a Divorce, and More Entertainment News
A collection of the Root’s best posts of the week in entertainment
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Uncle Luke’s Wild Theory Behind Diddy’s Downfall
The former 2 Live Crew frontman knows exactly who’s responsible for Diddy’s legal issues—and it’s not who you think it is.
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Uncle Luke Demands More Respect for Florida in Hip-Hop 50 Celebrations
The Florida rap legend feels that the sunshine state hasn’t received enough flowers during the genre’s big anniversary celebrations.
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Here’s Why White People Love A Tribe Called Quest
The legendary Hip-Hop group was recently nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Is 30 and I Pretty Much Had No Business Listening to This as an 11-Year-Old in 1990
According to historical records, Wikipedia and Instagram, Ice Cube’s debut, solo album, the indisputable classic, AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, turns 30-years-old on May 16, 2020. For those of us (you) less mathematically inclined individuals, that means that the album was released on May 16, 1990. On the heels of his departure from N.W.A. and without the…
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What’s the Better ’90s Party Jam: Luke’s ‘Scarred’ or ‘I Wanna Rock (Doo Doo Brown)’?
Anybody who came of age in the ’90s is familiar with 2 Live Crew and Uncle Luke. They brought us classics like “Me So Horny” and “Pop That Coochie.” Luke was the king of party jams, and he brought us many perennial classics. I was at a ’90s party in Atlanta a few weekends back…
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2 Live Crew Rapper Fresh Kid Ice Dead at 53
Fresh Kid Ice, one of the founding members of the Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has died at 53. Born Christopher Wong Won in 1964 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, he co-founded 2 Live Crew with DJ Mr. Mixx and Amazing V in 1984 and eventually was joined by Luther Campbell. “My Condolence goes…