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  • Young Thug Shows Off Gucci 'Blackface' Sweater on Instagram During Studio Session

    Last month, luxury fashion retailer Gucci landed themselves in hot water with the release of their “blackface” polo neck sweater, which featured a balaclava-style cutout surrounded by bright red oversized lips. Worn by a white model in the ads—which caught the attention of Spike Lee and T.I.—Gucci’s “mistake” prompted the easiest boycott in the history…

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    Ibn Safir

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  • Young Thug to Donate Proceeds From NYC Show to Planned Parenthood 

    On Thursday, rapper Young Thug announced that he would be donating all the proceeds from his concert at Terminal 5 in New York City to Planned Parenthood. The rapper also brought on a few surprise guests, including Ugly God and labelmates Lil Yachty and Dae Dae, W Magazine reports. After the show, he posted on…

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    Madison Sherman

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  • The Winners of 2016

    Flatly, 2016 as a staff, record label and as a motherf—king crew has collectively sucked. Far too many people have died, and a spoiled, mango-colored racist man surrounded by a bunch of like-minded bigots and sycophants will soon make life hell for many who have survived. However, as draining as this year has felt for…

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    Michael Arceneaux

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  • Thanks to Chance the Rapper, #BlackBoyJoy Is a Thing

    Chance the Rapper is awesome. Not only does he have the kind of music that makes hip-hop exciting again, with his horns, his elastic lyricism and his constant praise of the most high, but he’s also got the kind of personality that can’t be ignored. He’s lovable, humble and hilarious. All of the goodness of…

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    Danielle Young

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  • Chance the Rapper Is Making Avant-Garde Gospel Music Under the Guise of Rap, and It's Divine

    There is a Dorothy Norwood song I first heard in 1994 that deeply impacted me. The song, “Somebody Prayed for Me,” goes as follows: Somebody prayed for me, had me on their mind.Took the time to pray for me.  The song speaks to the selfless nature of communing with a divine being on behalf of another.…

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    Lawrence Ware

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