Jan 26
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We all know music can be a useful outlet for all of the pent-up shit we deal with, whether we’re simply listening to…
Jan 1
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This past Halloween, hip-hop lost one of its greats. MF DOOM, aka Metal Face, aka King Geedorah, aka Viktor Vaughn,…
Dec 24
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It is with great sadness that we report that John Fletcher, one third of the ’80s Brooklyn-based hip-hop trio…
Dec 18
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Hey nieces and nephews!
Dec 14
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You hear that? That’s the collective coalition of California yelling, “Wessssiiiiiiiiiiide!”
Dec 9
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Just last week, we revisited the culture-shifting moment in 1999 when LL Cool J subverted retail juggernaut Gap by…
Nov 23
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Nov. 29 marks the 26th anniversary of Mary J. Blige’s sophomore album, My Life. It’s an album filled with stories of…
Nov 20
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Extra extra, read all about the extra sizzling hotness coming your way on Friday!
Nov 16
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The year 2020 is really bringing people together—first Will Smith and Janet Hubert...now this!
Nov 13
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Extra, extra—read all about the hot girl good news! Megan Thee Stallion is coming with something big this month!
Nov 4
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For those of you who were expecting to tell Kanye West, “Congratulations, President-Elect Kanye West”...well, you…
Oct 12
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Master P has been making ‘em say “ughhhhh” for years—and now, he’s going to make his acceptance speech at the 2020…
Oct 2
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TGIF—and the ‘F’ stands for female...or maybe femme…due to that pesky misogyny, I can barely read the word “female”…
Sep 30
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It’s that time again for the BET awards show a lot of people thought already happened—but then remembered there’s a…
Sep 24
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Roy “Roy C” Hammond, the soul singer best known for writing and producing the Honey Drippers’ song “Impeach the…
Sep 15
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I grew up as a ‘90s hip-hop head, which means that I have an ironically romantic view of New York City. Though my…
Sep 9
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Robert “RZA” Diggs is not only one of the foremost members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, but he’s also proven…
Aug 24
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Hot 97 Employee Pasquale 'Paddy Duke' Raucci Fired for Involvment in Shooting Death of Yusuf Hawkins
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Pasquale “Paddy Duke” Raucci, the commercial programming director for New York hip-hop radio station Hot 97, has…
Aug 21
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Aug 20
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The 2020–2021 school year is bound to be very different for teachers and their students due to the effects of…