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For its Season 2 finale, the spotlight is on an all-female collective of hip-hop’s finest, including Flo Milli and Lakeyah, who are taking the cypher game to the next level. With rare freestyles ...

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*Hip-hop icon and trailblazer MC Lyte is back with her highly anticipated “ 1 of 1: Reflections of Lyte Tour 2025 ,” a ...

2024 has been filled with hip-hop highlights. While the culture experiences celebratory moments, the rap world has also been shaken multiple times due to the deaths of members of the hip-hop ...

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The year in hip-hop was defined by an epic battle between two of the genre’s biggest stars, Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Kendrick’s decisive victory over Drizzy culminated in one of the year’s ...

Hip-hop may be associated more with brags and bling than goodwill and giving, but the best Christmas hip-hop and R&B songs are gifts that keep on giving. “Let it snow” might mean something ...

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