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'Tis the season to be slimey on the new surprise mixtape from Future and Young Thug. Prince Williams/WireImage hide caption
The Perceptionists Perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 16, 2017. (Christina Ascani/NPR) Christina Ascani/NPR hide caption
"How is [Keith] Olbermann on my side of the fence (politics) but not on my side (hip hop)?" The Roots' Questlove pondered before creating his Keith O Challenge crash course. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for MTV/Getty Images for Paley Center for Media hide caption
Members of the Detroit Lions take a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to the start of the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field on September 24, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images hide caption
Belly, "Immigration To The Trap" Vevo/screenshot hide caption
In an extended freestyle during the BET Hip Hop Awards, Eminem went all-in on President Trump. YouTube hide caption
Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest performs onstage at FYF Fest in July in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for FYF hide caption
Q-Tip Says His New Kennedy Center Role Helps 'Institutionalize Hip-Hop'
Oddisee, "You Grew Up" YouTube/screenshot hide caption
The personal was political for Jay-Z on Saturday Night Live. Hulu/screenshot hide caption
Vic Mensa, "Rollin' Like A Stoner" Vevo hide caption
Future (left) and Kendrick Lamar, onstage at this summer's BET Awards, set their own rules when it came to album rollouts in 2017. Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET hide caption
Chance The Rapper performs on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. YouTube hide caption
Cardi B's unexpected hip-hop takeover represents a Bronx tale of a different sort. Rob Kim/Getty Images hide caption
"With this album, I don't need to convince anyone that Trump's a racist," Macklemore says on the eve of Gemini's release. Ryan Mckinnon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Master P at VH1's Hip-Hop Honors: The '90s Game Changers this week, in attendance with his daughter, Cymphonique Miller, and son, Romeo. John Sciulli/Getty Images for VH1/Viacom hide caption
Master P and Romeo, Growing Up Hip Hop
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Young Martha, "Homie" YouTube/screenshot hide caption
Rapsody's new album, Laila's Wisdom, comes out Sept. 22. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch hide caption
Martin Shkreli exits a Brooklyn courthouse after the jury issued a verdict in his case for securities fraud. Shkreli is selling a one-of-a-kind album from the Wu-Tang Clan he purchased in 2015. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Run The Jewels. Phillipe Callant for NPR hide caption
Lil Uzi Vert, caught surfing the crowd at Coachella last April, released his album Luv Is Rage 2 last week. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption