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De La Soul - The Magic Number
From the (legendary) album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989).
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Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ Returns to Streaming Services
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dr. Dre’s groundbreaking album “The Chronic,” the album will be re-released by its original distributor, Interscope Records, and will return to all major stream…
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Yung Gravy Sued by Rick Astley for Copying 'Never Gonna Give You Up' Voice
Yung Gravy is getting a legal Rick-rolling from the man himself ... Rick Astley is suing the up-and-coming rapper for allegedly ripping off the singer's voice from his most popular hit.
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Rapper Flo Rida wins $82 million lawsuit against energy drink company Celsius
A jury found Celsius guilty of breaching an endorsement deal with Flo Rida that ran from 2014 to 2018.
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50 Cent Says He's Bringing '8 Mile' Series to Television, and Eminem's Involved
Rapper/producer says he’s working on Bel-Air-style modern retelling of Slim Shady’s 2002 semi-autobiographical film
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Three 6 Mafia's Gangsta Boo Dead at 43
Pioneering female rapper Gangsta Boo has passed away at the age of 43.
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ABC Confuses Takeoff For Quavo During Year-End Memoriam
The program looked to honor 2022’s deceased entertainers.
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Snoop Dogg reveals he used to write lyrics on a typewriter
Snoop Dogg has revealed that he used to write lyrics on a typewriter in the early days of his career. The rapper shared that he used to borrow a typewriter from 2Scoops of G-funk group The Dove Shack, instead of penning his words in a notebook. “Them the little homies,” he said of the rap trio on a recent episode of The 85 South Comedy Show. “2Scoops that was in the group, when I first started writing raps I used to use that n**** typewriter…
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Megan Thee Stallion Granted Restraining Order Against Label Over AMAs
The rapper, who is up for “Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist,” claims 1501 took steps “to block” the use of her music for the AMAs
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Takeoff's death highlights the lasting impact of gun violence
With Takeoff's death, a fraught debate has emerged about the cost of authenticity in the hip-hop community, where artists might feel pressure to live up to the lifestyle they describe in their music — but can still be killed without participating in crime themselves.
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Migos Rapper Takeoff Dead at 28, Shot in Houston
In a new video you can hear Quavo on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he's asking ... "What does she need to do?" A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help Takeoff.
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Dumped by Adidas, Kanye showed up at Skechers HQ. They kicked him out.
Executives ushered Ye out of the building and said he was "engaged in unauthorized filming," according to a news release.
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Billionaire No More: Kanye West’s Anti-Semitism Obliterates His Net Worth As Adidas Cuts Ties
Just days ago, the rapper-cum-fashion entrepreneur Kanye West challenged Adidas to drop him following a weekslong barrage of anti-Semitic remarks made on social media and in national media appearances.
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Rapper Tsu Surf Facing Federal Racketeering Charges
The performer, whose real name is Rahjon Cox, was recently arrested at a home in northern New Jersey.
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YG - Sober ft. Roddy Ricch, Post Malone (Hip-Hop)
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Quavo & Takeoff - Nothing Changed (Hip-Hop)
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PnB Rock’s Suspected Killers Charged With Murder
A 17-year-old boy and his 40-year-old father are also facing robbery charges in connection with the killing of the rapper and singer
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Coolio mourned as tributes for rapper pour in: "A fantastic voyage, indeed"
Fans and celebrities have posted tributes to social media for Coolio, a Grammy-winning rapper who passed away at 59 years old. The death of Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was confirmed to Variety on Wednesday by his longtime manager Jarel Posey, who said the performer died around 5 p.m. local time. He was found by paramedics at a friend's house, according to TMZ, but a cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
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Coolio, 'Gangsta's Paradise' Rapper, Dead at 59
Grammy-winning musician’s hits included “1, 2, 3, 4” and “Fantastic Voyage”
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Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature
When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t read books, some people questioned whether he was sending the wrong message to children. Those questions took on more importance in light of the fact that Ye recently launched Donda Academy, a private educational venture named after his late mother, Donda West, who was herself an English professor.
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