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June 6, 2024
Talia Jane
50 Cent’s Follow-Up to Lauren Boebert Photo Is Somehow Even Funnier
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February 20, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Spent His Final Hours as President in a Feud with Snoop Dogg
Great to see Trump’s priorities were in order as his presidency came to a close.
February 19, 2021
Ryu Spaeth
Massive Attack Has Never Sounded So Good
The trip hop group’s “Unfinished Sympathy,” which turned 30 years old this pandemic winter, evokes the urban soundscape of a lost era.
September 7, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
How Hip Hop Lost Its Accent
The history of hip hop as told in ‘The Get Down’ only hints at its immigrant heritage.
December 21, 2015
Alex Shephard
Three of Atlanta’s best rappers just filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court.
December 17, 2015
Sasha Belenky
No, the FBI did not liberate the Wu-Tang Clan album from Martin Shkreli.
February 10, 2015
Kashann Kilson
Iggy Azalea Gets Away With Reverse Minstrelsy Because There's a Market for It
February 18, 2014
Dave Bry
Fear of a White Genre
Hip-hop is getting whiter, but that doesn't mean the genre is doomed
January 27, 2014
Justin Charity
Macklemore Shouldn't Have Won Any Grammys, But Rap Purists Are Missing the Point
June 18, 2013
David Hajdu
Oh, 'Yeezus'
Kanye West's new album is raw, unapologetic—and boring
February 13, 2013
David Hajdu
R.I.P. Donald Byrd, Master Source of Jazzy Hip-Hop Samples

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