How Ari Melber's Legal Background and Hip-Hop Influence Define 'The Beat'
Ari Melber's path to the anchor desk of MSNBC's The Beat is as unique as the show itself. His journey –– weaving together ...
Doechii Calls Hip-Hop an ‘Intellectual Genre,’ Says Assumptions Otherwise Are ‘Rooted in Racism’
Over its 50-plus years in existence, hip-hop has long been underestimated. And in a new interview, Doechii calls it for ...
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Why Influence Media Is Expanding Beyond Catalogs and Investing In Hip-Hop’s Future
Influence Media Partners early on broke away from the initial frenzy over evergreen rock music classics to pursue a riskier strategy: acquiring contemporary music catalogs, including hip-hop.
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2025’s hottest new rappers you need to know
These rising stars are introducing innovative approaches to the genre, blending diverse influences and pushing creative boundaries that challenge traditional hip-hop conventions. As streaming ...
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Start, Bench, Cut: Ja Rule & Juvenile Rank Hip-Hop’s Best Era on ‘I Got Questions’
For the bench, he picked the ’90s, which was obviously a legendary time with icons like Tupac, Biggie, and Nas. But the real ...
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: From blues to hip hop, African influence makes America rock — and roll
The vernacular and dress style, like the music, will continue to change and influence the world and ... which riffs and vamps were derived). Hip hop just celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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Salon spoke to a hip-hop expert about the complexities of identity and politics within the genre
The point is that there is money in hip-hop, and someone like Snoop is not afraid to embrace that reality. The other truth — whether we like it or not — is that Donald Trump is good for business.