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20 Things Rap Fans Think About Hip-Hop (But Won't Admit Is True)

To hear some tell it, Vlad, AK, and Adam22 are the holy trinity of gutter media. Rap fans know the criticism, and much of it ...
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“It’s policing Black music… Hip-hop was born from sampling. And now sampling is synonymous with theft”: Lizzo argues that the origins of sampling law are "racially c…

The first time people started sampling was... who? It was rappers in the '80s and '90s. They were sampling records because ...
NPR

In an industry of conformity, Questlove remains a hip-hop iconoclast

“I'm in the lion's den,” Questlove blurts out before I can ask the first question, with a laugh that confirms he’s being eaten alive online. It was either the perfect pitch for a book that chronicles ...

Hip-hop’s role in today's classrooms

Educators are using rap and hip-hop as powerful tools for culturally responsive teaching, engaging students in ways that feel ...
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Today In Hip Hop History: The Sugar Hill Gang Released ‘Rapper’s Delight’ 46 Years Ago

The Sugar Hill Gang Released 'Rapper's Delight' 46 Years Ago The Sugar Hill Gang 'Rapper's Delight' 46 Years Ago ...
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Hip-hop's many lyrical and musical homages to doo-wop

Exploring various examples of hip-hop's references to doo-wop, a genre that was highly influential on hip-hop in a number of ...

Thanks to Gunna’s ‘wgft,’ Burna Boy Scores First Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

The track climbs 11-10 on the list dated Sept. 20, in its fifth charting week, with gains in all three contributing metrics.