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What Would a Ban on TikTok Mean for Hip-Hop?
Young up-and-coming rappers increasingly use the platform to gain an audience — we talked to artists and creators about the ramifications of a ban on the popular app
- Rap Internet
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Supervising B.G.’s Lyrics Implies That Rap Is a Crime
A U.S. district judge ruled the rapper must turn in his lyrics to the government before releasing them. It's the latest low in the justice system’s continued persecution of hip-hop
- Commentary
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The Fyre Fest Fraudster Is Connecting Trump With Rappers
Trump’s Justice Department sent Fyre Fest organizer Billy McFarland to jail. Now, he’s helping arrange Trump’s meetings with rappers, sources say
- Back At It
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Lupe Fiasco Walks Us Through His Amy Winehouse-Inspired Battle-Rap Album 'Samurai'
Alongside his longtime producer Soundtrakk, Lupe explains each song on his ambitious new concept album
- Deep Dives
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Jamaal Bowman on Fighting the Pro-Israel Lobby — and for ‘Collective Liberation’
Bowman speaks with Rolling Stone about his primary against George Latimer — and his fight against AIPAC. “They do not want a progressive agenda,” he says
- 'Fight The Power'
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New Indie Rap Music You Need to Hear
A conversation with Brooklyn rapper Cavalier, and three great new albums to check out
- No Filler
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How Hit-Boy and His Father Big Hit Brought The Family Together on ‘Black & Whites’
With help from The Alchemist, the father-son duo set the stage for a multigenerational run in hip-hop
- Generations
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J.P. Is Making Feel-Good Raps That the Internet Loves
The rising Milwaukee rapper says that he wants his music to make listeners feel "hella empowered"
- Artist You Need To Know
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Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, the Killers: The Best Things We Saw at Governors Ball 2024
Pop stars, rap phenoms, and millennial rock heroes (and more) kick off summer at the New York festival
- Queens and Kings
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Questlove Has a Few More Thoughts on Modern Hip-Hop
The Roots drummer’s latest work of criticism, Hip-Hop Is History, looks back at his decades-long relationship with the genre
- Can I Kick It?
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