No group had it locked like Public Enemy the year Mandela was finally let out of prison. In 1990, when their momentum-grabbing third album dropped, its songs and the band’s logo — a defiant, beret-adorned B-boy in the crosshairs of a gun — were as ubiquitous as the African medallions …
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Prince Markie Dee, a member of the pioneering hip-hop group the Fat Boys, died on Thursday, the group’s manager, Louis Gregory confirmed. He was 52. No cause of death has been given. “Forever in my Heart. Prince Markie Dee was more than a rapper; he was one of my very …
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Saweetie and Doja Cat call out misogyny and celebrate camaraderie in the new video for “Best Friend.” The song drops ahead of Saweetie’s Pretty Bitch Music, which is slated to arrive this spring. The club-ready track opens on the pair lounging poolside as a guy proceeds to hit on them. …
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On July 21, Lil Uzi Vert and Future revealed a rumored collaboration was incoming in 10 days. Yet when major streaming services were updated on Friday morning, a Lil Uzi Vert and Future song was nowhere to be found. But leave it to Baby Pluto and non-infant Pluto to make …
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Noname has released her first solo song of the year. “Song 33” references the killings of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau and also appears to address J. Cole‘s new track, “Snow on Tha Bluff.” On the Madlib-produced single, the Chicago rapper discusses Salau’s disappearance and killing. …
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In late 2019, Rosalía and Travis Scott went toe-to-toe on their Number One collaboration, “Highest in the Room.” Now they’re up for round two on their second joint single, “TKN.” It’s the Spanish singer-songwriter’s third single of 2020. Sung in both English and Spanish, “TKN” is a reggaeton-infused fight song, …
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21 Savage loves a good slow jam. Among the Atlanta rapper’s many quirks is his propensity to hop on Instagram Live and sing R&B classics, like Aaliyah’s cover of the Isley Brothers’ “At Your Best (Let Me Know)” to Diddy, Usher, and Loon’s 2002 hit, “I Need A Girl (Part …
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Playboi Carti, real name Jordan Carter, was arrested on Thursday in Georgia on gun and drug charges. According to a release from the Clayton County Sheriff’s office, Carter’s Lamborghini was pulled over for an expired tag. When the car was searched, officers found 12 bags of marijuana, three guns, Xanax, …
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Watch The Throne 2. Yeezus 2. Good Ass Job. Yandhi. Cruel Winter. Turbo Grafx 16. Child Rebel Soldier. That unnamed, but rumored Kanye West and Drake collaborative album. There’s a vast and tangled graveyard of all the announced, scrapped, and retooled Kanye projects that will never see the light of …
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On October 12th and 13th, five New York City rappers — Pop Smoke, Casanova, Don Q, Sheff G, and 22gz — were scheduled to perform at Rolling Loud, the popular rap festival that was finally making its debut in the birthplace of hip-hop after dominating Los Angeles, San Francisco, and …
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