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The Family of Zion I’s Zumbi Launch Their Own Investigation Into the Rapper’s Death

Zion I’s Stephen “Zumbi” Gaines died on August 13th of still unknown causes. There is currently a criminal investigation open. The circums…

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0 Aug 19, 2021

Watch The Isley Brothers Showcase Their Most Sampled Work in a Scorching ‘Tiny Desk’ Performance

The Isley Brothers reclaimed the source material for some of hip-hop’s most beloved cuts in their long-overdue Tiny Desk performance. Led…

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0 Aug 18, 2021

Live Nation to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations or Negative Tests at All Events

Live Nation has updated its policy regarding concert and festival attendance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as Rolling Stone points out. The…

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0 Aug 17, 2021

Hear Alchemist and Beat Butcha’s Gorgeous New Remix of Cypress Hill’s “How I Could Just Kill a Man”

Originally released in 1991 via Ruffhouse and Columbia, the self-titled introduction to the West Coast rap crew was a transformative momen…

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0 Aug 17, 2021

BLACKALICIOUS MC GIFT OF GAB'S LEGACY LIVES ON WITH 1ST POSTHUMOUS SINGLE 'VICE GRIP'

Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab died suddenly on June 18, leaving his SoleSides Records family in shambles. While his death was determined to…

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0 Aug 17, 2021

From Yasiin Bey To Outkast: 10 Rap Songs That Sampled Aretha Franklin

In honor of the “Queen of Soul,” we’ve selected 10 rap songs that sample Aretha Franklin’s music. Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” de…

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0 Aug 16, 2021

Bay Area rapper Zumbi dies at a Berkeley hospital. Fans are grieving and police investigating

Berkeley police are investigating the death of Bay Area rapper Stephen Gaines, who went by the stage name Baba Zumbi as part of the group…

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0 Aug 16, 2021

Zion I Rapper Steve ‘Zumbi’ Gaines Dead at 49

Steve “Zumbi” Gaines, rapper in the Bay Area hip-hop group Zion I, has died at the age of 49. Gaines’ family confirmed the rapper’s death…

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0 Aug 14, 2021

The Smithsonian released a 129-song track list to their rap anthology, showing the genre's evolution over the past 4 decades

The Smithsonian released the track list for its anthology of rap and hip hop on Monday, traveling through four decades of the genre. "The…

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0 Aug 13, 2021

De La Soul Confirms Acquiring Catalog & Will Re-Release Albums On DSPs This Year

Just days after Talib Kweli announced that De La Soul had acquired its back catalog (story below), the group took to Instagram Live (embed…

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0 Aug 13, 2021

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