hip hop
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MC Sha-Rock Gives Us a Hip Hop History Lesson
The Root caught up with the first female MC to talk about the culture she helped create
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5 Reasons We’re Excited To Watch the BET Awards
From a Tina Turner tribute to Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary, here’s why we can’t wait to tune in Sunday.
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More of The Greatest Hip-Hop Storytellers —Ever
As hip hop continues to dominate, here are the MCs that are the best at telling amazing stories in their rhymes.
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Forget Spades, Here’s A “Dope” Card Game for Hip-Hop Heads
In honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, we caught up with the creators of a “dope” party game. (And compared top 5 lists!)
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Composer Jongnic Bontemps on Adding Hip-Hop Flavor to Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The composer spoke to The Root about being the first Black artist to score a film in the franchise.
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What’s Black at 2023 Tribeca Festival?
From Black horror-comedies to dancehall documentaries, this year’s festival is sure to have people watching and talking!
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Rakim on the Evolution of Hip-Hop, Appreciating Next Wave of MCs
The legendary MC spoke to The Root about his partnership with Sprite and honoring the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop.
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YouTuber Tasha K Files for Bankruptcy in Attempt To Avoid Paying Cardi B $4.25M
As the saying goes: ‘Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.’ And unfortunately for the gossip blogger, this prize might end up costing her.
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More Rappers in the LGBTQ+ Community You Should Know About
With June being LGBTQ Month, let’s celebrate some dope artists in the community such as Lil Nas X, Yung Miami, and Tyler, the Creator.
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Wondering About New Music From Megan Thee Stallion—and Her New Boo? We’ve Got Some Answers for You
Though the Traumazine rapper has been keeping a low profile as of late, she was recently spotted with her rumored new man over the Memorial Day holiday.