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Camp Flog Gnaw 2025: Tyler, The Creator’s Universe Expands Again

Camp Flog Gnaw 2025: Tyler, The Creator’s Universe Expands Again

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Monte Booker Defines His Own ‘Noise’

Monte Booker Defines His Own ‘Noise’

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How Concert Promoters Jamir Shaw and Stephen Piner’s Dope Shows Turns Dreams Into Ticket Sales

How Concert Promoters Jamir Shaw and Stephen Piner’s Dope Shows Turns Dreams Into Ticket Sales

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Rediscovered: Big L’s ‘The Big Picture’

Rediscovered: Big L’s ‘The Big Picture’

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Slim Shady 2020: Breaking Down Eminem’s Most Political Songs

Slim Shady 2020: Breaking Down Eminem’s Most Political Songs

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Okayplayer University: 10 Rappers Who Lowkey Deserve Their Own College Courses

Okayplayer University: 10 Rappers Who Lowkey Deserve Their Own College Courses

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10 Soulquarians Tracks To Help You Find Serenity

10 Soulquarians Tracks To Help You Find Serenity

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The 12 Best Moments from the 2025 Rock the Bells Festival

The 12 Best Moments from the 2025 Rock the Bells Festival

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A Brief History of the Predatory Record Deal

A Brief History of the Predatory Record Deal

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Can Hip-Hop Shows Survive When Venues Continue to Close?

Can Hip-Hop Shows Survive When Venues Continue to Close?

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How to Be Outside, Inside

How to Be Outside, Inside

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How Kendrick Lamar Reached the Highest Rap Peak of the Past 25 Years

How Kendrick Lamar Reached the Highest Rap Peak of the Past 25 Years

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Pursuit of Happiness: Dice Raw on How a Jail Call From Wallo267 Helped Him Appreciate Life More Than Ever

Pursuit of Happiness: Dice Raw on How a Jail Call From Wallo267 Helped Him Appreciate Life More Than Ever

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30 for 30: The 30 Best Joey Bada$$ Verses

30 for 30: The 30 Best Joey Bada$$ Verses

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Pursuit of Happiness: Mindfulness Instructor Kenji Summers On the Importance of Mutual Aid

Pursuit of Happiness: Mindfulness Instructor Kenji Summers On the Importance of Mutual Aid

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Pursuit of Happiness: Flee Lord on Knowing When to Stay Off Social Media

Pursuit of Happiness: Flee Lord on Knowing When to Stay Off Social Media

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How Danny Hastings Helped Create Some of the Most Iconic Rap Album Covers Ever

How Danny Hastings Helped Create Some of the Most Iconic Rap Album Covers Ever

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First Look Friday: Detroit’s Talibando Looks to the Sky and Beyond

First Look Friday: Detroit’s Talibando Looks to the Sky and Beyond

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The 10 Biggest Takeaways From Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Album

The 10 Biggest Takeaways From Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Album

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Ranking Every Song on Dr. Dre's '2001' Album

Ranking Every Song on Dr. Dre's '2001' Album

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Why Yasiin Bey’s 'Black on Both Sides' is the Best Rawkus Records Album Ever Made

Why Yasiin Bey’s 'Black on Both Sides' is the Best Rawkus Records Album Ever Made

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Doja Cat Proves the Best Way to Respond to Critics is to Rap Really Well

Doja Cat Proves the Best Way to Respond to Critics is to Rap Really Well

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A Week Inside of IDK’s No Label Academy at Harvard University

A Week Inside of IDK’s No Label Academy at Harvard University

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The World of Black Cosplay is Leaving Out Fat People

The World of Black Cosplay is Leaving Out Fat People

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Black August: George Jackson's Radical Influence on Hip-Hop

Black August: George Jackson's Radical Influence on Hip-Hop

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From MF DOOM to Prodigy, Healthcare Continues to Fail Rappers

From MF DOOM to Prodigy, Healthcare Continues to Fail Rappers

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What the WGA Strike Means for Black Writers

What the WGA Strike Means for Black Writers

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Why Are So Many Rap Concerts Getting Canceled?

Why Are So Many Rap Concerts Getting Canceled?

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Has Hip-Hop Sampling Gotten Lazy?

Has Hip-Hop Sampling Gotten Lazy?

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The 2023 Blue Note Jazz Festival was Where the Past, Present, & Future of Black Music Converged

The 2023 Blue Note Jazz Festival was Where the Past, Present, & Future of Black Music Converged

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A Boston Music Festival is Helping Keep the City's Black Music Story Alive

A Boston Music Festival is Helping Keep the City's Black Music Story Alive

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Meshell Ndegeocello on How She Made One of the Best Albums of The Year

Meshell Ndegeocello on How She Made One of the Best Albums of The Year

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Broccoli City Festival 2023 was a Beautiful Mess

Broccoli City Festival 2023 was a Beautiful Mess

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How to Build Your Own Music Festival According to MIKE

How to Build Your Own Music Festival According to MIKE

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The Unsung Hook Singers of ‘90s Rap Classics Speak

The Unsung Hook Singers of ‘90s Rap Classics Speak

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‘80s Hip-Hop Fashion: The Trends That Are Still Here

‘80s Hip-Hop Fashion: The Trends That Are Still Here

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As Juneteenth Becomes Co-Opted, Don't Forget Its Texas Roots

As Juneteenth Becomes Co-Opted, Don't Forget Its Texas Roots

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Killer Mike is Not Your Messiah

Killer Mike is Not Your Messiah

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The Stories Behind Tupac’s Most Iconic Music Videos

The Stories Behind Tupac’s Most Iconic Music Videos

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aja monet's 'When the Poems Do What They Do' is the Weighted Blanket We All Need

aja monet's 'When the Poems Do What They Do' is the Weighted Blanket We All Need

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Jay Worthy and Roc Marciano are Moving at Their Own Pace

Jay Worthy and Roc Marciano are Moving at Their Own Pace

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Tina Turner Found Rebirth Through Acting

Tina Turner Found Rebirth Through Acting

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Young Guru, Hip-Hop’s Tech-Forward Innovator, Shares His Concerns with AI

Young Guru, Hip-Hop’s Tech-Forward Innovator, Shares His Concerns with AI

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Roots Picnic 2023 Was One Big Family Reunion

Roots Picnic 2023 Was One Big Family Reunion

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First Look Friday: Zulu, the Rap-Loving Hardcore Band Co-Signed By Eric Andre

First Look Friday: Zulu, the Rap-Loving Hardcore Band Co-Signed By Eric Andre

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'Succession' Has Wonderfully Satirized The Wealthy White Rap Fan Through Kendall Roy

'Succession' Has Wonderfully Satirized The Wealthy White Rap Fan Through Kendall Roy

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Tina Turner — Rock 'n Roll’s Greatest Showman Was Always a Woman

Tina Turner — Rock 'n Roll’s Greatest Showman Was Always a Woman

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A Beginner's Guide on Getting Into Cosplay as a Black Person

A Beginner's Guide on Getting Into Cosplay as a Black Person

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The Secret History Of 50 Cent’s 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin’'

The Secret History Of 50 Cent’s 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin’'

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7 Predictions for the Music Industry in 2023

7 Predictions for the Music Industry in 2023

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In Their Own Words: De La Soul Reveals The Secret History Of 'Stakes Is High'

In Their Own Words: De La Soul Reveals The Secret History Of 'Stakes Is High'

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Has the Rap Industry Reached its Come to Queerness Moment With Male Rappers?

Has the Rap Industry Reached its Come to Queerness Moment With Male Rappers?

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A Guide to Getting into YoungBoy Never Broke Again, the Most Prolific Rapper of 2022

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How Black Women in Indie Music are Navigating the Toils of Touring

How Black Women in Indie Music are Navigating the Toils of Touring

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Behind the Beat: EZ Elpee on How Capone-N-Noreaga’s “Bloody Money” Sent a Chill Through Hip-Hop

Behind the Beat: EZ Elpee on How Capone-N-Noreaga’s “Bloody Money” Sent a Chill Through Hip-Hop

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Don't Call Him Ab-Soul

Don't Call Him Ab-Soul

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The Origin Of Woke: How The Death Of Woke Led To The Birth Of Cancel Culture

The Origin Of Woke: How The Death Of Woke Led To The Birth Of Cancel Culture

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The Origin Of Woke: How Erykah Badu And Georgia Anne Muldrow Sparked The 'Stay Woke' Era

The Origin Of Woke: How Erykah Badu And Georgia Anne Muldrow Sparked The "Stay Woke" Era

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Duke Deuce Resurrected Crunk. Now He's Trying to Keep the Sound of Memphis Rap Alive

Duke Deuce Resurrected Crunk. Now He's Trying to Keep the Sound of Memphis Rap Alive

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The Origin Of Woke: William Melvin Kelley Is The 'Woke' Godfather We Never Acknowledged

The Origin Of Woke: William Melvin Kelley Is The 'Woke' Godfather We Never Acknowledged

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First Look Friday: Atlanta Rapper Tony Shhnow Wants to Take You on a Trip

First Look Friday: Atlanta Rapper Tony Shhnow Wants to Take You on a Trip

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This Baltimore Based Culinary Org is Bringing the Art of Hip-Hop Storytelling to its Dishes

This Baltimore Based Culinary Org is Bringing the Art of Hip-Hop Storytelling to its Dishes

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Fousheé Just Wants To Rage

Fousheé Just Wants To Rage

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DVSN is Changing Up the Formula

DVSN is Changing Up the Formula

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Violence In Hip-Hop Is Serious — Until It’s A Woman

Violence In Hip-Hop Is Serious — Until It’s A Woman

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First Look Friday: Bandmanrill is the Newark Rapper Trying to Take Jersey Club Rap to the Next Level

First Look Friday: Bandmanrill is the Newark Rapper Trying to Take Jersey Club Rap to the Next Level

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'Hip Hop Homicides' Wants To Be More Than Your Typical True Crime Show

'Hip Hop Homicides' Wants To Be More Than Your Typical True Crime Show

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Behind The Beat: How Mos Def & Diamond D Created 'Hip Hop,' the Epicenter of 'Black On Both Sides'

Behind The Beat: How Mos Def & Diamond D Created "Hip Hop," the Epicenter of 'Black On Both Sides'

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'The Come Up' Aims To Tell Hip-Hop's Origin Story Beyond Kool Herc

'The Come Up' Aims To Tell Hip-Hop's Origin Story Beyond Kool Herc

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