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Tupac Shakur murder trial: The key players inside the explosive East Coast-West Coast rap beef
Tupac, Biggie, Sean Combs and more used the media and their music as platforms for their frustrations.
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3 questions for 'Rap City' creator Alvin Jones on giving hip-hop artists a platform on TV: 'Black people wanted to see people that they could relate to'
"Rap City," TV's longest-running hip-hop show will soon be introduced to a new audience with a 3-part docuseries on BET. Its creator Alvin Jones believes its success, like hip-hop, is because it was a reflection of its time.
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One of hip-hop's greatest release dates? Jay-Z, Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest and Black Star all dropped albums on this day in 1998.
"Hard Knock Life," "Aquemini," "Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star" and "The Love Movement" all share the same birthdate.
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3 questions for 2 Chainz on his Las Vegas restaurant residency and 'dope' new Lil Wayne collab: 'It feels good to sharpen my steel'
The rapper-turned-restaurateur on supporting fellow Black foodies and making new music: "I'm one of the coolest artists out here."
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'Speakerboxx/The Love Below' at 20: How Outkast's split-up double LP signaled the beginning of the end for beloved rap duo's incredible run
André 3000 and Big Boi haven't dropped a proper studio release together in two decades now
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Rapper Jeezy on his career, new memoir: 'I was writing my music as if I wasn't gonna be there anymore'
Atlanta-based rapper Jeezy, formerly known as Young Jeezy, is letting the public in on his childhood as a military brat, struggles growing up in Georgia and career in the music industry in his new book, “Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe.”
5 min read - CelebrityE! News
Rapper AKA Dead at 35 After Shooting in South Africa
AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, died on Feb. 10 at 35 years old, his parents confirmed in a statement. Learn about the South African rapper's passing.
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