He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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How Do You Preserve a Vanishing Music Scene?
Five recent books collect photographs, memories and ephemera from the hardcore band Agnostic Front, the mysterious dance artist Aphex Twin, the rap collective Odd Future and more.
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Jay-Z Sues Rape Accuser and Lawyers, Saying They Knew Claim Was False
The anonymous woman withdrew her sex abuse suit last month, but the entertainer says in court papers she has since admitted her account was fabricated. She and her lawyer deny that.
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Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer Turned Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 63
After having success as a member of the Sequence, an early female rap group, she re-emerged in the 1990s as a practitioner of sultry, laid-back R&B.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces Four New Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Filed in One Day
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Lizzo Returns With a Throwback-Rock Bop, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Benson Boone, Jenny Hval, J. Cole and others.
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ASAP Rocky, Cleared in Legal Battle, Gets Right Back to Fashion
At a dinner in Milan the rapper spoke about beating his assault case, his maturing style and when a new album may finally arrive.
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Drake Postpones 4 Australia and New Zealand Tour Dates
Dates for Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland were postponed for a “scheduling conflict,” representatives for the rapper said. The tour coincided with the release of his latest album.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
Hear new music from Doechii, Valerie June, Perfume Genius and others.
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Drake and PartyNextDoor’s ‘Some Sexy Songs 4 U’ Is No. 1
Their collaborative album “Some Sexy Songs 4 U” opens atop the Billboard 200, unseating his foe Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX,” which surged after the Super Bowl halftime show.
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RZA Talks About Wu-Tang Clan’s Final Chamber Tour
The pathbreaking New York rap group, which has rarely performed as a full unit, is hitting the road for the last time.
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Voletta Wallace, Mother Who Shaped the Notorious B.I.G.’s Legacy, Dies at 78
She played the rapper music as a child, stood by his side during his meteoric career and navigated the legal and artistic questions that arose after his killing.