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How Batman Mirrors Hip-Hop’s Birthplace and Early Beginnings

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How Batman Mirrors Hip-Hop’s Birthplace and Early Beginnings

This article has been handpicked to be included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative.In the 1994 film Fresh, the namesake protagonist, Sean Nelson’s character Fresh, and his childhood friend Chuckie, played by Luis Lantigua, navigate the harsh realities of inner city living in Brooklyn. In the film, Fresh is a 12-year-old chess-playing, drug-dealing prodigy trying to free his sister from the grips of a local drug lord played by […]

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Tory Lanez Denies Responsibility for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion

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Tory Lanez Denies Responsibility for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Tory Lanez has released a new statement in the wake of being sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion and the rap-crooner refuses to take responsibility for the crime.Tory Lanez Releases New StatementOn Thursday (Aug. 10), Tory Lanez put out a statement on Instagram where he spoke on his sentencing. In it, he refuses to take accountability for the shooting incident he was found guilty of in December of 2022."I have never let a hard time intimidate me I […]

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A Conversation with Director Charlie Ahearn About ‘Wild Style’ — “The First Hip-Hop Movie”

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A Conversation with Director Charlie Ahearn About ‘Wild Style’ — “The First Hip-Hop Movie”

This article has been handpicked to be included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative.Nas opens Illmatic with the rumble of a subway train, followed by a snippet from Charlie Ahearn’s 1983 film Wild Style and its refrain, Chris Stein’s “Subway Theme.” Nas has described Wild Style as the first hip-hop movie ever made and it’s a fitting introduction, as the prodigious rapper proceeded to deliver the most cinematic depiction […]

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Trippie Redd, Reason, G Perico and More – New Hip-Hop Projects

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Trippie Redd, Reason, G Perico and More – New Hip-Hop Projects

One of the ways hip-hop is celebrating its 50th year in existence is by delivering a fresh crop of new project drops. On the day that marks five decades since DJ Kool Herc birthed the culture in a tiny rec room in the Bronx, an Ohio rap-crooner releases his second album of the year, a Los Angeles spitter delivers a new project to capitalize on what's been an incredibly productive year so far, a lyricist repping Carson, Calif. comes through with a long-awaited LP and more.Trippie […]

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Behind the Beat: How Kendrick Lamar’s “DUCKWORTH.” Became 9th Wonder’s “Magnum Opus”

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Behind the Beat: How Kendrick Lamar’s “DUCKWORTH.” Became 9th Wonder’s “Magnum Opus”

Having inspired generation-after-generation of bedroom beatmakers to chop up soul samples with Fruity Loops software, North Carolina’s 9th Wonder (real name Patrick Denard Douthit) is that rare figure who has genuinely reinvented the art form of rap production. His beats tend to marry raw, air-popping drums — which sound like they’re being beatboxed through wet lips — with yearning howls from old gospel records. And over the years the results from this musical approach have regularly been hypnotic, with 9th […]

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Fetty Wap Has Noticeably Shorter Hair in New Prison Photo

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Fetty Wap Has Noticeably Shorter Hair in New Prison Photo

Fetty Wap has noticeably shorter hair in a new prison photo that was shared online this week.Fetty Wap Rocks a Shorter Hairdo in PrisonOn Thursday (Aug. 10), someone who's connected to Fetty Wap hopped on the rapper's Instagram page and uploaded a picture of him with noticeably shorter hair. In the post below, the New Jersey-based rapper keeps a smile on his face while crossing his arms. Underneath the post, the person who uploaded the snapshot declares the incarcerated rhymer's […]

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