The Canadian superstar headlined all three nights of London’s Wireless Festival, showing off his range, reach and a glimpse of how he intends to leave his Kendrick Lamar beef in the past.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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‘Diddy Parties’ Became a Meme. The Combs Case Was About Something Else.
The sweep of graphic lawsuits accusing Sean Combs of sex abuse led to a sense that his criminal case might examine celebrity debauchery in the music industry. It did not.
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Kesha Seeks a Chaotic Love, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Foo Fighters, Ethel Cain, Tyler Childers and others.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces Not Just a Sentencing, but a Host of Civil Cases
The music mogul, convicted on lesser charges at his federal trial, has been accused of sexually assaulting people in dozens of suits. He has denied the allegations.
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Alternate Juror at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: ‘I Understand’ the Verdict
A Manhattan man who did not deliberate but heard all 28 days of testimony said in an interview that he was not persuaded by the prosecution’s case.
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Dave Scott, Hip-Hop Choreographer, Is Dead at 52
A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and dance-battle films like “You Got Served.”
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Nine Lives
For decades, he occupied a special stripe of the celebrity stratosphere. Now the man who helped turn rap into a global concern has escaped a sex-trafficking conviction.
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Jury in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Reaches Verdict on All Counts but Racketeering Conspiracy
The judge decided the jury should keep deliberating on a racketeering conspiracy charge after it said there were “unpersuadable opinions on both sides.”
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Judge Dismisses Jay-Z’s Suit Against Lawyer He Said Extorted Him
Lawyers for the rapper had accused Tony Buzbee of making false assault claims. Another federal suit Jay-Z has filed against Mr. Buzbee and his client continues.
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10 Songs of Rebellion and Defiance for the Fourth
Tracy Chapman, Björk, Public Enemy and more songs for rabble-rousing and celebrating revolution.
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Kneecap Brings Pro-Palestinian Politics Back Onstage at Glastonbury
The band landed in trouble over anti-Israel statements, and a member faces a terrorism charge. But at Britain’s biggest music festival, tens of thousands cheered it.
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What Happened in the Closing Arguments of the Sean Combs Trial
The jurors will begin deliberating on Monday. The music mogul has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.