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Hiero Day Is Free This Year, With Common, Paris and More

Hiero Day, the long-running annual Oakland block party, will be free this year, organizers have announced. The initial lineup announcement…

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0 Aug 18, 2023

BLU & REAL BAD MAN CONNECT FOR “ALADDIN” SINGLE

Following collaborative efforts with Pink Siifu (Real Bad Flights), Boldy James (Killing Nothing), and Smoke DZA (Mood Swings), among othe…

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0 Aug 18, 2023

The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion: 50 Years Fly

Just as hip-hop revolutionized music 50 years ago, so did the iconic fashion that spun out of it, birthing a legion of savvy, entrepreneur…

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0 Aug 18, 2023

Uncle Luke Demands More Respect for Florida in Hip-Hop 50 Celebrations

It wouldn’t be a real celebration of hip-hop history without someone taking their beef public. Following Friday’s huge Hip-Hop 50 concert…

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0 Aug 17, 2023

TANK AND THE BANGAS REMIX “BLACK FOLK” SINGLE WITH KOTA THE FRIEND, RAPSODY, ORLEANS BIG, DEE-1, ALEX ISLEY

Although their critically-acclaimed Red Balloon album dropped in 2022, Tank and The Bangas keep the momentum going from that project with…

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0 Aug 17, 2023

2 Live Crew fought the law with its album, 'As Nasty As They Wanna Be'

2 Live Crew didn't just test the boundary of good taste; they s*** all over it. In 1989, their album As Nasty As They Wanna Be boasted som…

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0 Aug 17, 2023

MC SHAN ADMITS HE ‘GOT IN HIS FEELINGS’ AS HE & NAS END DISPUTE IN PERSON

MC Shan and Nas have officially buried the hatchet, making peace with one another on the official 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. In a video…

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0 Aug 16, 2023

RUN-DMC BID FAREWELL TO THE STAGE WITH THEIR LAST LIVE PERFORMANCE

Run-DMC have given fans an electrifying final performance during Yankee Stadium’s Hip Hop 50 concert which took place this weekend in New…

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0 Aug 16, 2023

The Bay’s (Overlooked) Contributions to Hip-Hop

Hip-hop turns 50 years old today, and it’s no secret that the Bay Area gets overlooked. Today, Eric Arnold and Nastia Voynovskaya join us…

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0 Aug 16, 2023

KANYE WEST'S FORMER PUBLICIST CHARGED IN DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT

Kanye West’s former publicist, Trevian Kutti, was among those charged in the Donald Trump RICO indictment in Georgia. According to Deadlin…

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0 Aug 15, 2023

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