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Rappers You Didn’t Know Went to College
Hip-hop artists such as 2 Chainz, J. Cole, and Saweetie also have some experience in higher education.
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50 and Fresh: The Best Moments from ‘A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop’
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were among the highlights at The Recording Academy’s tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
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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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It’s About Damn Time: Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff Finally Tapped for Grammys Hip-Hop 50 Celebration Event
It's been a minute since we've seen the Fresh Prince take the stage and we're more than ready to see him back in action.
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Which Rap Legends Will Help the Grammys Finally Show Some Love to Hip-Hop?
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop airs Sunday, Dec. 10 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.
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The Importance of Outkast’s SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below
Big Boi and Andre 3000's fifth studio album recently became the best-selling rap album of all time.
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Best Hip-Hop Songs That Turn 25 in 2023
These iconic rhymes ruled our playlists back in 1998.
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If Your Hip-Hop Game Has Been Stale, These Are the Rap Artists You Should Know
If you’ve been out of the loop in hip-hop, The Root’s got you covered.
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2023 Grammys: Chris Brown’s Lame Attempt To Apologize to Robert Glasper Is Too Little, Too Late [Updated]
Chris Brown took aim at the American pianist after losing the Grammy to him for best R&B album.
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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.