Hear tracks by Kaytraminé, Blondshell, Yaeji and others.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Live Music Is Roaring Back. But Fans Are Reeling From Sticker Shock.
Buying concert tickets has become a mess of high prices and surcharges, anxiety-inducing registrations and pervasive scalping as some of pop’s biggest acts hit the road again.
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Myke Towers Is Seizing His Moment
In just a few years, the rapper has become one of the most sought-after collaborators in Latin music. His third album, “La Vida Es Una,” surveys his many aesthetics.
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The Inevitability of Ice Spice
A conversation about the ubiquitous Bronx rapper’s rise, and her boosts from the meme universe.
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Three Convicted in 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion
After more than 27 hours of deliberation, a Florida jury found three men guilty of killing the rising rapper during a robbery in the parking lot of a motorcycle shop.
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Celebrating De La Soul, With Questlove
A conversation about the group’s impact and legacy as its music finally arrives on streaming services, just weeks after the death of one of its rappers, Dave Jolicoeur.
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Nicki Minaj Returns Ready to Rumble, and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Kali Uchis and Summer Walker, Arlo Parks, 6lack and others.
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De La Soul’s Music Is Finally Back. It’s a Bittersweet Victory.
The influential rap trio’s catalog has long been absent from streaming services. Now its first six albums will be available, just weeks after the death of one of its members.
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Pharrell Threads the Needle
Why Louis Vuitton chose Mr. Williams as its new designer of men’s wear. It’s bigger than hip-hop.
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Nipsey Hussle’s Killer Sentenced to 60 Years to Life in Prison
Eric R. Holder Jr. was found guilty of first-degree murder last year in the 2019 killing of Hussle outside a clothing store he had founded in Los Angeles.