A star during his lifetime, he became an almost mythical figure in the decades since his 1996 killing.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Becky G’s Revenge Fantasy, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by PinkPantheress, the Rolling Stones featuring Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga, and others.
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Duane Keith Davis Is Charged With Murder in Tupac Shakur Case
The man, a former gang leader named Duane Keith Davis, has said the four shots that killed the rapper in 1996 came from the vehicle he was riding in.
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Nashawn Breedlove, Rapper Who Dueled Eminem in ‘8 Mile,’ Dies at 46
He drew praise for his scene in the film, in which he belittled Eminem’s character with sarcastic lyrics, a gruff voice and an imposing presence.
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Beyoncé’s Silvery, Shimmering Renaissance
Her tour has rivaled the Olympics in economic scale and an earthquake in its power.
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9 Songs That Will Make You Say ‘Yeah!’
Usher is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, inspiring a playlist of fantastic “yeah” tracks.
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Armand Hammer Keeps a Foot in the Past, but Its Eyes on the Future
The New York rap duo of Billy Woods and Elucid tackle inequality, aging and anxiety on their sixth album, “We Buy Diabetic Test Strips.”
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Doja Cat Looks to the Past to Make Her Own Moment on ‘Scarlet’
On her new LP, the rapper turns out tracks about her musical prowess and lust that show she’s not interested in making music the way today’s biggest stars do.
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Rod Wave Has a Third No. 1 Album in Three Years
The Florida rapper’s latest hit LP bumps Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts” to No. 2 in its second week of release.
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Usher to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” the eight-time Grammy winner said.
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Why Rappers Stopped Writing: How Hip-Hop Is Made Today
Fifty years into hip-hop’s constant evolution, many of today’s rappers don’t write down their lyrics at all. Here’s how they make songs now.
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Irish Grinstead of R&B Group 702 Dies at 43
The singer, who appeared on the hit track “Where My Girls At?,” took a “medical leave of absence” from the group late last year; a cause of death was not immediately available.