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Nicki Minaj Waved a Wand Over the Entire Rap World — and Four Other Takeaways From 'Pink Friday 2'
The rap icon's first album in five years is a feast for the ears
- Pink Friday
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Jeff Ihaza and Andre Gee
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Kai Cenat, Twitch, and 'Rizz': How the Rap Internet Ruled 2023
For better or worse, young, rap-influenced streamers are the new social media vanguard
- Skibidi
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Meet the Experimental L.A. Collective That Helped Shape Andre 3000's Flute Album
Leaving Records founder Matthewdavid discusses being a part of the universe of musicians featured on New Blue Sun
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Inside DJ Khaled's Relentlessly Joyous World
At home, on the golf course, and into a new phase with the most inspiring man in music
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Jean Dawson Embraced the Chaos. SZA Was Listening
"She was like, ‘I love your music and I think you’re a genius,’” says the artist who's opening for Interpol and Lil Yachty this fall
- Chaos Now
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On ‘Lahai,’ Sampha Figured Out How to Bend Space and Time
The British singer-songwriter on his intricately woven new album, innovative Satellite Business shows and sonic empathy
- time and connection
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Sexyy Red, Lola Brooke, GloRilla, and More Perform at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards
Rap's rising talent, as well as past icons, took the stage at this year's show
- Hip Hop Awards
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Teezo Touchdown’s Hollow Hype Machine
On the musician’s heavily marketed debut, a smattering of half-decent ideas struggles to make a case for the artist’s outsized fame
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Travis Scott Brings Out Kanye West at His Show in Rome
"Hopefully, one day we can do that goddamn tour," Scott told the crowd at the historic Circus Maximus stadium
- Ye Returns
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What the Hell Happened With Travis Scott's Album Rollout?
Once heralded as a generational king of hype, he couldn't quite pull off any of the stunts he tried to publicize his long-awaited Utopia
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