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Songs From Black Artists That Everyone’s Listening To This Summer
Artists such as Shaboozey, Kendrick Lamar, and Beyoncé have been on everyone’s summer playlist.
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Look Who’s Trying to Squash Beef With Drake After Publicly Criticizing Him
During a lengthy video posted on his Instagram, Yasiin Bey attempted to clarify his comments about the “For All The Dogs” rapper.
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Common Has Some Opinions About His Rival, Drake
The respected Chicago rapper defended your favorite Canadian rapper after Yasiin Bey called him ‘pop.’
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The Best Hip-Hop Albums To Turn 25 in 2023
Listen up, youngin’: Big Pun, Outkast, Lauryn Hill, and DMX made 1998 one of the best years in
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A History of Rappers Retiring and Unretiring Over the Years [UPDATED]
Throughout the history of hip-hop, rappers who seemingly retired always return. The Root took a look at some of those MCs.
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Dave Chappelle Set as Host for Saturday Night Live, Black Star Tapped as Musical Guest
Together, the comedian and rap dup host the popular podcast, The Midnight Miracle.
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Dave Chappelle and Blackstar’s the Midnight Miracle Podcast Is Coming to Vinyl
Fans can purchase a vinyl edition of the show with an annual subscription to Luminary.
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Dear Taco Bell, You're Getting Rid of the Mexican Pizza? Really? Not Cool, Bro. Not Cool at All
Dear Taco Bell, you a rude motherfucker, yo. How you gonna just go and drop the Mexican Pizza from your menu? HOW, SWAY? For why? According to CNN, which I’m pretty sure also enjoys a solid Mexican Pizza, here are the facts: Taco Bell is eliminating five more menu items, marking the second time in…
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'There Was Silence. It Was Understood': Reflections About 'yasiin bey: Negus,' the Listening Installation at the Brooklyn Museum
A few weeks back, I wrote a piece that was critical of “yasiin bey: Negus,” the traveling art exhibit/listening installation curated by yasiin bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def. My overarching point (perhaps fairly called “mean” in the comments on the actual piece, and disregarded as closed-minded on Facebook) was that the idea,…
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Yasiin Bey Presenting His New Album Negus Exclusively in Museums Surrounded by Art Is What Happens When Musicians Get Bored
It’s not quite rocket-surgery or anything, but I definitely believe in the maxim that too much of anything can be bad. And when I say “anything” I mean literally anything, from obvious stuff like food or crime, to less obvious stuff like talent, Kenny G albums or Target runs. Put a pin in “talent.” That…