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Kendrick Lamar or Lil Wayne: Why NFL made the right choice for its Super Bowl halftime show

On opening day of the NFL season, Kendrick Lamar announced that he will serve as the headlining performer at the Super Bowl. “Rap music is...

Prosecutors to unseal indictment today following arrest of music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York City late Monday, and federal prosecutors confirmed that an indictment obtained against the music mogul will...

Kendrick Lamar cloned, but there’s no duplicating the original: ONE MusicFest Review

Kendrick Lamar has always found unique ways to bring theatrics to his live show. Serving as the headlining act of the 2023 ONE MusicFest...

Sho Madjozi: the pop star using traditional culture to shape a fresh identity for young South Africans

Tsonga-inspired musician and writer Maya Wegerif AKA Sho Madjozi in Johannesburg. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100   by Owen Seda, Tshwane University of...

Isley Brothers singer Rudolph Isley dead at 84

Rudolph Isley, singer and founding member of The Isley Brothers, has died, per TMZ. He was 84. On Wednesday (October 11), the singer died in...

BET Hip Hop Awards 2023: What is the best rap era? (video)

The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards recently took place in Atlanta. In celebration of Hip-Hop 50, BET honored the legends whiles also providing a...

OutKast now has the best-selling rap album of all-time: How Atlanta became hip-hop’s most important city

This week, OutKast made history as their album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below became the best-selling rap album of all-time. The Atlanta-based duo was certified 13x platinum...

Hip-hop on trial: When can a rapper’s lyrics be used as evidence in a criminal case?

by Taifha Natalee Alexander, University of California, Los Angeles When police arrested Nevada rapper Kenjuan McDaniel on a murder charge in August 2023, they cited...

How some Muslim and non-Muslim rappers alike embrace Islam’s greeting of peace

by Margarita Guillory, Boston University and Jeta Luboteni, Boston University Ever since the United States’ “war on terror” began, American media has been rife with...

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....

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