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January 23, 2025

Kanye West is working with daughter North West on her debut album, ‘Elementary School Dropout’

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January 22, 2025

Bernice King and Sexyy Red demonstrate how something that could have gone entirely left, can go right

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January 21, 2025

A$AP Rocky trial set to begin on charges he fired a gun at a former friend

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January 21, 2025

Stephen A. Smith defends Snoop Dogg and Soulja Boy (and others) performance at Trump inauguration events

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January 21, 2025

Trevor Noah is tapped to once again host the Grammy Awards

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January 21, 2025

Snoop Dogg faces backlash for performing at Trump inauguration ball in DC after being anti-Trump before

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January 15, 2025

Drake sues his label UMG for defamation over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ [UPDATE]

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January 15, 2025

5 albums from 2000 that remind us we’re officially grown, grown.

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January 12, 2025

Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of surgery complications

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January 7, 2025

Vybz Kartel chooses sides in Drake versus Kendrick Beef: ‘Drake is a better and bigger artist’

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January 7, 2025

Trae the Truth’s New Year miracle: The rapper speaks on being reunited with his missing daughter after months of heartbreak

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January 6, 2025

Nicki Minaj sued for assault, battery, and emotional distress by former tour manager

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January 4, 2025

How Brandy helped Cynthia Erivo find her voice

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January 3, 2025

Lupe Fiasco to teach a course on rap as part of a new Bachelor of Music in Hip Hop program at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute

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January 2, 2025

‘Luther: Never Too Much’ is a joyful, emotional and excellent look into the voice and songs that defined my entire childhood

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December 27, 2024

Muni Long sparks industry buzz after revealing she refused to write ‘soulful music’ for ‘non-melanated artists’

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Travis Scott Circus Maximus Stadium Tour - New Jersey
December 26, 2024

Travis Scott: Redefining music, fashion and fan experiences

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Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Focus" - Arrivals
December 26, 2024

Will Smith: From rap star to Hollywood icon

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December 26, 2024

I loved every single thing about Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’-inspired Christmas Day NFL halftime show

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December 24, 2024

Spotify treats R&B fans in Washington, D.C. to intimate live music with ‘RNB X After Hours.’

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