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by Amber Ogden, Staff Writer
Poet laureate, author, mother, activist and rock star—jessica Care moore wears many crowns, but perhaps...
Megan Thee Stallion embraces Angel Reese during the rapper’s Lollapalooza performance (Photo Credit Instagram).
by Marshelle Sanders, For The Chicago Defender
Since its inception in 1991,...
Missy Elliott’s music tells stories of Black cyborgs, space-time travel and postapocalyptic worlds. Prince Williams/WireImage via Getty Images
by Elliott H. Powell, University of Minnesota
Missy...
Canadian rapper Drake at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2019. Drake’s recent beef with American rapper Kendrick Lamar highlights how Canadian rap is...
Canadian police and television reporters gather outside the rapper Drake’s Toronto mansion after a shooting there in May 2024. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via...
Atlanta’s music scene can be divided into two eras: B.O. (Before OutKast) and A.O. (After OutKast). On April 26, 1994, everything changed.
Before OutKast hit...
by A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
Over the past decade, conservative commentator and podcaster Ben Shapiro has made a living telling his followers that rap...