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Nas Is Having the Greatest Comeback in Rap History
The art of the comeback isn’t easy at all. It’s not guaranteed for any artist, let alone in hip-hop, a genre that isn’t always receptive to older, aging rappers. With age in rap comes a complex and...
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Best Songs of The Week: ft. Denzel Curry, Black Milk, and More
Scroll through selections from this week’s sequence below and subscribe to Okayplayer’s Spotify channel today.Black Milk featuring Quelle Chris - "The Black Surf (Everybody Good?)" Black Milk...
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Mixtape Monday: Fatboi Sharif, Black Milk + More
Fatboi Sharif is up first this week with Decay, Black Milk wants to know if Everybody Good? and Curtis Roach and Illingsworth deliver AFRO BEBOP. SIDEWAALK KAL is back with K.O.C. and Radius Etc....
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'ItsTheReal' Discusses 'The Blog Era' and Stories From NYC’s Most Iconic Venues
Jeff and Eric Rosenthal, collectively known as ItsTheReal, created The Blog Era podcast to do more than pay homage to an industry-changing decade within hip-hop. They also wanted to honor New York as...
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A$AP Rocky Reignites Feud With Travis Scott Over Rihanna at Rolling Loud...
The rivalry between Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky might have been reignited. During his headlining set at Rolling Loud Miami over the weekend, Rocky rapped a line from the unreleased song “Taylor Swift”...
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National Monuments Honoring Emmett Till to be Established at Three Sites
President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday (July 24) to establish a national monument dedicated to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. The designation comes in time...
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Doja Cat Calls Megafans ‘Creepy,’ Leading Some ‘Kittenz’ to Deactivate Their...
“Attention” rapper-singer Doja Cat has upset fans months before her first headlining arena tour. On Sunday (July 23), a fan tweeted Cat, born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, asking the Grammy-winner to...
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Beanie Sigel Plans to Use AI to Assist With His Damaged Throat
Beanie Sigel might be a new member of the artificial intelligence movement in music. During a DJUTV interview that went live last Tuesday (July 18), Sigel, born Dwight Equan Grant, embraced A.I....
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2023's Best and Worst Season Finales So Far
As we are in the throes of a Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strike, it’s time to appreciate the work that the actual creators do — the good, the bad, and the in-between wouldn’t be possible...
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Watch the Trailer for ‘The Boys’ College Spinoff ‘Gen V’
The legacy of blood-filled Prime Video series The Boys lives on in upcoming spinoff Gen V. On Monday (July 24), the streaming service premiered a trailer for the new show, which begins on September...
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Attorney Apologizes for Kidnapping Hoax On Behalf of Carlee Russell
Details about Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell’s disappearance have officially been cleared up. During a news conference on Monday (July 26), her attorney, Emory Anthony, admitted in a letter that...
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Latto is First Rapper This Year to Reach No. 1 on Hot 100 With Jung Kook’s...
Latto’s going out on top this year. The Atlanta-raised artist, born Alyssa Michelle Stephens, has become the first rapper to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year, as she’s featured on...
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Queen Latifah, Rapsody, MC Lyte & More Give Their Hip-Hop Stories in Netflix...
Female rappers are getting their turn in upcoming Netflix docuseries Ladies First: A Story of Women In Hip-Hop. Premiering on August 9, the 4-part special – executive produced by dream hampton, Troy...
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Travis Scott Reveals ‘Circus Maximus’ Teaser, His Upcoming A24 Film
Travis Scott is continuing his Utopia rollout with the upcoming A24 film, Circus Maximus. On Tuesday (July 25), the 32-year-old artist unveiled the film’s teaser. In full, Circus Maximus will feature...
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Looking For a Black-Owned Thrift Store in Brooklyn? Here’s Eight of Them
When you think of Brooklyn, the first thing that comes to mind for most people are the iconic and acclaimed attributions the well-known borough has been known to contribute to society. From rap...
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YNW Melly Will Be Retried in Double Murder Case
YNW Melly will be retried for the 2018 first-degree murder of late associates Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr. and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams, per the Broward County State Attorney’s Office....
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At the Harlem Kingdome, AND1 Gets Another Shot
Located at the legendary Kingdome in Harlem, AND1 made its long awaited return to the court to host their famous AND1 Open Runs that helped shape people like Rafer “Skip to my Lou” Alston, Aaron “AO''...
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Ice Cube Took Tucker Carlson to South Central, Explained Why He Declined...
Ice Cube made an unexpected appearance on the latest episode of Tucker Carlson’s Twitter show, which debuted on Tuesday (July 25). The 54-year-old rap veteran carpooled with Carlson, driving the...
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Drug Dealer Gets 30 Month Prison Sentencing for Involvement In Michael K....
A drug dealer has received a prison sentence of nearly two years after the death of actor Michael K. Williams. On Tuesday (July 25), 72-year-old Carlos Macci was given a term of 2-and-a-half years by...
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Ice Spice Lives It Up In the “Deli” Music Video
Ice Spice turns a New York bodega into a club in the music video for her latest single, “Deli.” The track comes from the deluxe edition of Ice Spice’s Like…? EP, which was released last Friday (July...
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