How to Become a MAGA Rap Kingpin (Without Believing What You’re Saying)
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Former wrestler Tom MacDonald built his fanbase rapping familiar right-wing talking points. But what does he really believe?
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The Russian Rapper So Dangerous, Putin Labeled Him a ‘Foreign Agent’
Posted in: Music Features“If democracy can win in Ukraine, then our people can fight for our own freedom," the rapper FACE tells Rolling Stone. "That’s one of the reasons right now that Russia invades Ukraine"
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Russia’s Biggest Rappers Are Going Hard Against Putin’s War
Posted in: Music NewsOrdinarily apolitical hip-hop stars are defying the Kremlin's crackdown to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine
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‘All I Do Is Think About Words’: Wordle’s Hip-Hop Appeal
Posted in: Music FeaturesA hot verse and the daily spelling challenge offer many of the same thrills. "It's like I’ve spent my whole life training for the Olympics of five-minute, once-a-day word games," says Open Mike Eagle
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Declares War on Drill Rap
Posted in: Music NewsMayor blames "alarming" music after two Brooklyn rappers killed, criticizes social media companies for "allowing music, displaying of guns, violence"
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How Detroit Rapper Babyface Ray Already Made One of the Year’s Best Rap Albums
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe Michigan MC discusses his new album, Face
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The 40 Greatest Dr. Dre Productions
Posted in: Music ListsWith the rapper-producer set to headline next month’s Super Bowl halftime show, we look back at the productions that made him an essential hip-hop icon, from World Class Wreckin’ Cru to N.W.A to Snoop to Eminem
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Eating Shrimp at a Steakhouse With Flint Rapper Bfb Da Packman
Posted in: Music FeaturesRapper discusses making it out of his hometown and how working at the post office helped in his career
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‘Yucky Blucky Fruitcake’: How Iamdoechii Is Keeping Cool With a Scorching Song
Posted in: Music FeaturesAs an emerging artist, Iamdoechii has achieved the rare feat of a truly ubiquitous song on Spotify
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DMX: 16 Essential Songs
Posted in: Music FeaturesYonkers rapper, who has died at age 50, combined raw charisma with hit-making savvy for a catalog that changed the sound of hip-hop
