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The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to ...

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Dee’s historical debut as hip-hop’s first female DJ paved the way for her to move behind the turntables and to the center as ...

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Comedian Tahir Moore will perform back-to-back stand-up sets at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club, 1207 Front St., in Old Sacramento. Moore is known for his role as ...

"KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane might form a super hip hop group" - Chris Broussard compares the Clippers to a current rumor involving 80s and 90s rappers teaming up originally appeared ...

Chuck D famously rapped “our freedom of speech is freedom or death” on Public Enemy’s 1989 single “Fight the Power,” one of hip-hop’s most powerful anthems. Thirty-five years later, the Rock & Roll ...