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Through space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment

by Roy Whitaker, San Diego State University It is perhaps only natural, as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, that people look to the genre’s future....

Dr. Dre speaks out about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene using his music

Dr. Dre says he never gives politicians permission to use his music, especially Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who he suggested was "divisive and hateful." On...

Dr. Dre racially profiled, handcuffed after racial road rage outside his own home

How is this for being racially profiled? Dr. Dre just experienced this weird and scary event at his house. A stranger parks in front of…

Warren G delivers horrible rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ in Chicago

Somebody needed to “regulate” on Warren G after his first-degree assault on a time-honored tradition in Chicago. Rapper Warren G is a long way from…

F. Gary Gray may follow up ‘Compton’ with Marvin Gaye biopic

*As we reported earlier, director F. Gary Gray has officially become the highest-grossing black director of a single film in domestic sales, with his hit…

Like N.W.A, ‘Compton’ likely to inspire imitations

NEW YORK (AP) _ Underestimate the crossover appeal of N.W.A at your peril. More than 25 years after the Los Angeles hip-hop group went double...

Film Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ the summer’s best movie

"Cruising down the street in my 6-4…” Finish the lyrics. Regardless of age, class, gender or race, most of you can complete the rest of...

Ice Cube’s son becomes him in `Straight Outta Compton

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ O'Shea Jackson Jr. was determined to play his father, Ice Cube, in ``Straight Outta Compton.'' Not only does the 24-year-old...

From outlaws to icons: N.W.A. goes big-screen mainstream

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When N.W.A. released its 1988 debut album, "Straight Outta Compton," it was vilified by mainstream media. They found the music...

Film Review: Straight Outta Compton is ‘a monster’

Warning: This isn’t some chump change Sundance indie movie about the rap group NWA. Nor is it a should-have-gone-straight-to-DVD afterthought about hip-hop culture. This...

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