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Will Smith Admits To Copying Rakim’s Flow On “Summertime”
- The track was long believed to have been written by Rakim.
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Will Smith Announces New Hip-Hop Podcast ‘Class of ’88’ Featuring Queen Latifah, Rakim & More
The eight-episode series will drop in October exclusively on Amazon Music and Audible.
- LifestyleLevel Man
The 9 Most Likely Names for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Second Child, Ranked
What's in a nepo baby name?
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A half-century of hip-hop: Genre has evolved, branched out over the decades
Aug. 11—Hip-hop has come a long way since DJ Kool Herc started isolating funk-record instrumental breaks to make Bronx dance parties even more danceable. Along the way, it traveled to all corners of America, mutating and evolving into the wide variety of sounds and artists we have today. Here are some of hip-hop's major "eras," with a few songs that help exemplify its various subgenres. ...
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Biz Markie was the "essence of hip-hop": Hailing the rapper who made us laugh as hip-hop turns 50
Director Sacha Jenkins on Showtime doc "All Up in the Biz" and how the artist influenced Rakim and Big Daddy Kane
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Hip-hop harmony highlights the 2023 Rock The Bells Festival
Review: The 2023 Rock The Bells Festival celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with acts that included LL Cool J, […] The post Hip-hop harmony highlights the 2023 Rock The Bells Festival appeared first on TheGrio.
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DJ Cassidy celebrates hip-hop’s 50th with star-studded ‘Pass the Mic Live!’ in New York City
Review: DJ Cassidy recruited hip-hop luminaries like Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane for a live […] The post DJ Cassidy celebrates hip-hop’s 50th with star-studded ‘Pass the Mic Live!’ in New York City appeared first on TheGrio.
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Cincinnati Music Festival: 5 standout moments from Thursday's 50th anniversary of hip-hop
From Rakim to Slick Rick, here are five standout moments from Cincinnati Music Festival's hip-hop celebration on Thursday.
- EntertainmentDemocrat and Chronicle
'We really rap': Masters of the Mic tour brings hip-hop icons EPMD, Rakim to Rochester
Before EPMD's performance on the Master of the Mic tour in Rochester, Erick Sermon spoke with the D&C about showmanship, the golden era and modern day music.
- EntertainmentEsquire
How Sheena Lester Recreated One of Esquire's Most Iconic Photographs
'A Great Day In Harlem,' which appeared in the January 1959 issue of Esquire, assembled the greatest jazz legends of all time. Nearly 40 years later, XXL restaged the photo—with hip-hop stars.
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Rakim Celebrates Hip-Hop 50 With Sprite And ‘Follow The Leader’ 35th Anniversary
The R relives receiving his flowers from JAY-Z and speaks on the power in knowledge of self.
