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.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Three Convicted in 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion
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Celebrating De La Soul, With Questlove
The New York Times – Music: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
The New York Times – Music: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 New York Times – Music: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
The New York Times – Fashion & Style: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
The New York Times – Music: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.
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Luka Doncic Only Makes Basketball Look Easy
The New York Times – Sports:The Dallas Mavericks guard is having the best season of his career. Long media-shy, he’s now opening up about life in the N.B.A. spotlight, and his plans for life after.
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Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul’s 10 Essential Songs
The New York Times – Music:The Long Island rapper David Jolicoeur, known for his freewheeling rhyme style, has died at 54, just weeks before his trio’s catalog arrives on streaming services.
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Rihanna Returns on the Super Bowl Stage and Confirms Second Pregnancy
The New York Times – Sports:Rihanna did not bring any other artists to the stage, preferring to frame the set as a celebration of her dominant pop career. The performance also served as a pregnancy reveal.
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De La Soul’s Dave Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54
The New York Times – Music:The trio expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the 1980s and ’90s, but its early experiments with sampling led to legal troubles, and the group’s longtime exclusion from streaming.