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Rappers Try to Stop a Black Texas Man’s Execution Based on His Song Lyrics

Rappers are banding together to advocate for a Texas man set to be executed next month largely due to his incriminating song ...
The Root

Kendrick Lamar and Other Black Rappers Who Put L.A. on the Map

From Tyler the Creator to YG to Nipsey Hussle, these are the artists representing their city and paying true respect to the art form. While Kendrick Lamar’s history-making wins at the 2025 Grammys may ...
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Trevor Noah Calls on Rappers to Release ‘A Non-black People Version’ of Songs Without the N-word [WATCH]

*Trevor Noah hit up “The Breakfast Club” last week and spoke candidly about who can use the N-word as it relates to rap music. Following the heat that actress Gina Rodriguez recently caught over using ...
Houston Chronicle

Houston rappers Blaze X Black show love to H-Town with new album 'NAHIMSAYIN'

During the pandemic, Houston rapper Rick Blaze learned a valuable lesson: Never leave food anywhere near your laptop. Blaze, one-half of the local hip-hop duo Blaze X Black, learned this the hard way ...
Hyperallergic

Rappers Talk Dirty: Future, Migos, Kodak Black, Cupcakke

If these past few months are any indication, 2017 is shaping up to be a terrific year for hip-hop — better than 2016, I hope. Last year’s one unabashed triumph, A Tribe Called Quest’s monumental ...