The suits cite the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, which opened a look-back window for alleged assaults and is expiring soon.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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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.
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Tate McRae Dances in and Out of Love, and 10 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Ledisi, Perfume Genius featuring Aldous Harding, Smerz and others.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Argues He’s Facing a Mann Act Charge Because of His Race
The music mogul’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss a sex-trafficking charge, saying that the law involved has “racist origins.”
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ASAP Rocky Found Not Guilty of Shooting Former Friend in Assault Trial
The rapper had faced two felony counts of assault with a firearm in connection with a 2021 altercation in Los Angeles.
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Muni Long, Victoria Monét and Other Women Reinventing R&B
A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past.