Rap
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Rapper will pay between 74% and 92% of his $36m in debts after settlement reached, including $6m to the woman whose sex tape he leaked
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Rapper responds to the death of the 37-year-old black man, shot dead by Louisiana police outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge
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The disco-funk band were prolific in the 60s and 70s and laid the foundations for modern rap. Here, founder Bill Curtis tells their story
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He’s signed to Kanye’s label, divided opinion at the BET awards and been accused of ripping off Future – but is there more to him than meets the eye?
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Durant’s move to Golden State has put an end to the Based God’s prophecy that he would never win an NBA championship. But Durant wasn’t the only NBA player to be cursed
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When rapper and former Edmonton poet laureate Cadence Weapon was a kid, Canadian identity was all mounties and Alanis Morissette. But the internet emboldened the underground rap community, and things suddenly changed
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Exactly 30 years ago today, a single was released that brought hip-hop into the mainstream, and revived a rock band’s career. This is the story of Walk This Way
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In a collaboration with chef duo Le Bun, Kelis Rogers turns her talents to food after training at Cordon Bleu
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US rapper Kendrick Lamar’s rage cuts through Hyde Park’s sound barrier to give headliner Florence Welch a fitting platform for her histrionic pop opera
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Rapper says Timberlake benefits from African-American music improving his sound but has failed to offer any support over Black Lives Matter
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CD Rev, whose tracks glorify homophobia and sexual violence, record English-language track aimed at showing off China
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Hip-hop artist and actor will headline Freedom festival at base that is miles away from detention facility
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This already-prolific young New York duo create brass-driven funk’n’soul for hip-hop heads and jazzers alike
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The blistering revenge of a superstar scorned, an anthem to the rise of gender fluidity... Observer and Guardian writers to pick the songs that most reflect the state of music – and the world – right now
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Charges for artist AKA Roland Collins could be upgraded to murder after ballistics test, as prosecutors claim he ‘recklessly fired a gun five times in a crowded venue’
The Avalanches: Wildflower review – the feelgood album of the summer?