Rapsody’s New Song ’12 Problems’ Tackles Police Brutality, Flips a Classic Jay-Z Hook
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Track will appear on upcoming Roc Nation social justice compilation, Reprise
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‘Strange Fruit’: The Timely Return of One of America’s Most Powerful Protest Songs
Posted in: Music FeaturesRecorded by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, sampled by Kanye West and Rapsody, and streamed by the millions, the anti-lynching song has taken on a new relevance in the era of Black Lives Matter
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BET Awards: Public Enemy Recruit Nas, Black Thought for Star-Studded ‘Fight the Power’ Remix
Posted in: Music NewsYG and Rapsody also add topical, empowering verses to rap group's classic song
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A Long Conversation With Rapsody About Writing Raps
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe talented lyricist opens up about her tour-de-force last album, Eve, and the artistic legacy she's striving for
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20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2019
Posted in: Music ListsIn a year where rap's biggest stars (Kanye West excepted) took a break, a new class of stars, from Megan Thee Stallion to DaBaby to Roddy Ricch, emerged. These are the albums that defined the year in hip-hop
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Rapsody’s ‘Eve’ is a Masterpiece of Hip-Hop Feminism
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe North Carolina rapper has always been a skilled artist. Here she becomes a vital one.
