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News Articles: Genre: Hip-Hop

"I'm better than ever," Brown says. "It just took some time for me to get back to being me again."

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  • Music Features

Danny Brown's clean slate

After battling drug addiction and alcoholism, the Detroit rapper emerges from a downward spiral with Quaranta, his most thoughtful album, embracing the wisdom of his 40s.

November 20, 2023
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  • William E. Ketchum III
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 26: Sean "Diddy" Combs attends Day 1 of 2023 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on August 26, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Music Features

What the abuse lawsuit against Diddy, one of hip-hop's most powerful men, means

The singer Cassie has accused the rap mogul of subjecting her to years of abuse, in a suit made possible by the Adult Survivors Act. Can the case spark a sexual assault reckoning within hip-hop?

November 17, 2023
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By:
  • Sidney Madden and
  • Sheldon Pearce
The result of the improvised sessions that led to <em>New Blue Sun</em> is subtle but daring. Mainly because it flies in the face of everything we've come to expect, and selfishly demand, as André 3000 fans.

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  • Music Interviews

Interview: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries

Ahead of a daring return to music, the outrageous half of OutKast talks New Blue Sun, his wild ayahuasca trip and why he gets so many requests to play flute at funerals.

November 14, 2023
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  • Rodney Carmichael
Black Thought of The Roots performs during Philly Fights Cancer on May 20, 2023.

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  • Music Interviews

'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter says

Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his life as a musician. Trotter's new memoir is The Upcycled Self.

November 07, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
The investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur (on stage here in 1994) has long evaded closure. But in the last month, an arrest in connection with his shooting on Sept. 7, 1996, has brought the case back into the spotlight.

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  • Music

Can the Tupac Shakur murder trial salvage any justice from a 27-year-old case?

The arrest of Duane Davis in the 1996 shooting of the rapper in Las Vegas is a huge development in a case that has evaded closure, as competing narratives and mythologies have emerged in its place.

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Sheldon Pearce
(L-R) Marley Marl, Technician the DJ, Kid Capri, Swizz Beatz, DJ Spinderella, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fat Joe, DJ Holiday, DJ Drama, Timbaland and Kool DJ Red Alert accept award onstage during the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2023 on October 03, 2023 in Atlanta, Ga.

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  • Music Features

Juking the stats, and the state of rap, at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards

The show has always been the biggest dedicated stage for hip-hop. In the year of its 50th anniversary, with chatter of its demise looming, how do those in the building see things?

October 11, 2023
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By:
  • Rodney Carmichael
On Doja Cat's fourth album, <em>Scarlet</em>, she delights in playing the "demon" her haters and fans accuse her of being.

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  • Music Reviews

On 'Scarlet,' Doja Cat finds power harnessing the darkness of online vitriol

The pop star has always loved out-trolling her trolls. But Doja Cat's fourth album and dramatic rollout pushes that persona further, interpreting her antics through a playfully demonic lens.

September 29, 2023
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  • Jason King
With a catalog that almost resembles a mosaic, and a penchant for dressing the part, no matter what that part might be, it can be hard to anticipate Teezo Touchdown's next move.

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  • Music Interviews

Teezo Touchdown's search for the perfect breakthrough

The stylish genre-bending rapper has been pursuing his moment for years. With his debut album, How Do You Sleep At Night?, he finally gets to make a big first impression.

September 19, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Pointer
Nicki Minaj attends the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, Calif.

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  • Music

Nicki Minaj paints hip-hop pink — and changes the game

The 2010 Nicki Minaj album Pink Friday brought vibrant new shades to hip-hop.

September 08, 2023
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  • Phil Harrell
<em>Sundial</em> is against sitting idle, and calls not just to hear its own voice, but to enter into conversation in the griot tradition of call and response.

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  • Music Reviews

Noname's 'Sundial' pursues a hip-hop revolution

The Chicago rapper and poet is among the greatest lyricists of her generation. In asking tough questions of the art she practices, her third album reveals a fearless and visionary performer.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Harmony Holiday
Missy Elliot performs at Lilith Fair at Jones Beach, New York, New York, July 16, 1998

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  • Music News

Missy Elliott made hip-hop 'Supa Dupa Fly'

Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald examines hip-hop game-changer Missy Elliott — as we celebrate 50 years of the genre.

August 25, 2023
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  • Phil Harrell
Genesis Owusu

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  • Music News

'Struggler' is Genesis Owusu's bold follow-up to his hit debut album

Genesis Owusu has won just about every award he could in his home country of Australia with his debut album. Now with album number two, he's ready to take on America.

August 21, 2023
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By:
  • A Martinez, Phil Harrell
Post Malone performs at the Tiny Desk at NPR's HQ in Washington, DC on July 27, 2023.

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  • Concerts

Post Malone: Tiny Desk Concert

One of the world's biggest stars performs a few of the world's biggest songs at the Tiny Desk.

August 15, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
Darryl McDaniels (L) and Joseph Simmons (R) of Run-DMC, closing the Hip Hop 50 Live concert at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y. early Saturday morning.

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  • Arts & Life

Kings and queens gathered for 'Hip Hop 50 Live' at Yankee Stadium

An eight-hour concert Friday night was a procession of generations of hip-hop royalty, from the Sugar Hill Gang to current stars like Lil Wayne. Run-DMC gave what was billed as their last performance.

August 14, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
T.I.'s 2003 album, <em>Trap Muzik</em>, gave a name to a specific flavor of Atlanta rap that reflected the city's street culture.

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  • Music

The birth of trap music and the rise of southern hip-hop

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere.

August 11, 2023
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  • Noah Caldwell,
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