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Nas Explained Why He Thought Hip-Hop Was Dead 20 Years Ago: ‘Mostly Every Form of American Music Is Dead’

Musically, hip-hop was in a beautiful, incredibly varied space 20 years ago. The South had cemented its legitimacy and held the crown for the region that was on top. But everywhere from Chicago to Los Angeles to the Mecca in New York were all thriving at once. Moreover, hip-hop and R&B were largely thriving within popular spaces. However, Nas felt quite the opposite. In fact, it was so bad that […]

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Mary J. Blige Candidly Opens up About Battling Addiction Early in Her Music Career: ‘It Was Either Put up or Shut Up’

Perseverance has been a staple in Mary J. Blige’s music. Albums like My Life and classic songs like “Be Without You” deal with overcoming pain. A lot of times, that pain can be manifested through rough experiences of love. However, other times, she’ll reflect on the life she’s led and all of the strife that came with it. Ultimately, it took a long time for her to reach a point […]

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Sabrina Carpenter Responds to Coachella Controversy After Receiving Backlash Online

After a pretty massive headlining performance at Coachella, Sabrina Carpenter was on top of the world. However, one passing moment during her performance rubbed a lot of people on social media the wrong way. While sitting at a piano, one fan was chanting and celebrating via an ululation. Typically a part of African and Arab culture, Carpenter was particularly confused by it and didn’t like it very much. “That’s your […]

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Eminem Shares Tribute To Close Friend and Late D12 Member Proof, 20 Years Later

You can’t tell the full story of Marshall Mathers without including D12. The Detroit group came together back in 1996, before Eminem became a superstar. As soon as he blew up, the rest of the group followed suit with songs together like “My Band” and “Under The Influence”. However, one of the key members and one of Em’s closest friends Proof passed away on April 11th 2006. Now, 20 years […]

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Swae Lee Seemingly Cut off From Performing ‘Black Beatles’ During Coachella Performance

When you have so many different hits in your catalog like Swae Lee, it’s hard to fit them all in a performance. Not to mention, he’s recently released his latest album Same Difference as well. Consequently, it’s extremely difficult to include new material and the hits fans love all within a 50-minute Coachella set. At some point, some songs will end up as casualties of time. Unfortunately, one of those […]

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