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CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 16: Music artist Chance The Rapper listens to a question during a news conference at City Hall on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Chance the Rapper announced his endorsement for Enyia and said she is the best candidate for Chicago. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Famous Rappers Say Pittsburgh Artist’s Lyrics Are Protected By First Amendment
By Carla Herreria
Killer Mike, Chance the Rapper and music scholars urged the Supreme Court to appeal Jamal Knox's sentencing over his song "F**k the Police."
El presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin ve un monumento del autor ganador de Nobel Alexander Solzhenitsyn en Moscú, Rusia, el martes 11 de diciembre de 2018. (AP Foto/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Vladimir Putin Makes Moves To Control Rap Music In Russia
The Russian president said “if it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it.”
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 09: Cardi B, Offset arrives at the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on October 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Cardi B Says She And Husband Offset Have Split
By Ron Dicker
"I guess we just grew out of love," the "Bodak Yellow" rapper said.
Jay-Z performs on the 4:44 Tour at Barclays Center on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
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BLACK VOICES
Jay-Z Tweets About Line On 'What's Free': 'Don't Pit Me Against My Brothers'
By Kimberley Richards
Jay-Z sets the record straight on what his verse "clearly meant."
RBG in SNL rap video
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COMEDY
Bad To The Bone: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gets Down In Epic 'SNL' Rap Video
By Mary Papenfuss
"Tell Trump to stay outta her way. Don't f**k with my Roe v. Wade."
FILE - In this July 13, 2013, file photo, Rapper Mac Miller performs on his Space Migration Tour at Festival Pier in Philadelphia. Chance the Rapper, John Mayer and SZA are set to perform at a benefit concert for late rapper Mac Miller. Live Nation announced Tuesday that Travis Scott, Miguel and Ty Dolla $ign will also perform at the "Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life" concert on Oct. 31 at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Mac Miller Died From Accidental Overdose Of Fentanyl And Cocaine, Autopsy Finds
By Cole Delbyck
The rapper was discovered unconscious in his home in September.
Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight appears in court to formally receive his 28-year prison sentence for a manslaughter conviction in the fatal 2015 hit-and-run killing of a man he ran down with his pickup truck in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 4, 2018. David McNew/EPA/Pool via REUTERS
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ENTERTAINMENT
Suge Knight Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison For Deadly Hit And Run
By Nina Golgowski
The sentencing follows the 53-year-old former rap mogul making a plea deal to avoid a murder trial.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Kanye West’s ‘SNL’ Performance Leaves Fans Confused
By David Barden
The rapper also went on an off-camera rant about President Donald Trump.
In this photo released by Warner Bros., a taping of "Red Hat Chat" is seen at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif. (Photo by Sarah Haas/Warner Bros.)
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ENTERTAINMENT
11-Year-Old Rapper Lay Lay Stuns Ellen DeGeneres With Dynamite Performance
By Curtis M. Wong
The tween releases her debut album, "Tha Cheat Code," this week.
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Lizzo attends the Total Wireless Presents LIZZO Live Powered By Pandora at HD Buttercup on September 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Pandora)
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STYLE & BEAUTY
Lizzo Is A Body Positive Style Icon To Watch
By Julia Brucculieri
We'd happily raid the rapper's closet any day.
VIDEOS
Nicki Minaj Dishes On Cardi B Scuffle
The beef between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B keeps getting more and more wild.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At Male Rappers In 'Barbie Dreams' Music Video
By Cole Delbyck
Also, puppets!
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Mac MIller visits at SiriusXM Studio on September 20, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Twitter Tributes Pour In After Rapper Mac Miller's Reported Death
By Carly Ledbetter
The 26-year-old reportedly died at his home on Friday.
Mona Haydar poses for a video shoot
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
Mona Haydar Is A Muslim, A Rapper And A Woman Who Doesn't Need Saving
By Ja'han Jones
In her latest EP, she discusses the tension in feeling unwelcome in the place she calls home.
VIDEOS
This Rapper Is Challenging Stereotypes Of Muslim Women Through Her Music
Most people are shocked when Mona Haydar reveals she’s a rapper. "I think people don’t expect it. They sort of want to put me in a box of like oppressed Muslim woman who needs liberating by some white male savior."
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BLACK VOICES
Fourth Arrest Made In Rapper XXXTentacion’s Shooting Death
By Carla Herreria
Trayvon Newsome was the last of four suspects or persons of interest in the South Florida rapper's violent death.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JUNE 09: Beyonce and Jay-Z kiss ending their performance on stage during the 'On the Run II' Tour at Hampden Park on June 9, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For Parkwood Entertainment)
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BLACK VOICES
Beyoncé And Jay-Z Are Here To Tell Us Black Culture Is A Masterpiece
By Taryn Finley and Julia Craven
In “Everything Is Love,” the couple is at once vulnerable and subversive.
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ENTERTAINMENT
James Corden And Ashton Kutcher Get Mighty Mean In 'Drop The Mic'
By Ron Dicker
They had some hilariously harsh words in a rap battle.
Stephen Colbert had some things to say about Kellyanne Conways comments Wednesday
CBS
COMEDY
Stephen Colbert To Kellyanne Conway: So You Think You Can Rap?
By Carla Baranauckas
"Kellyanne can rhyme," the late-night host said. But she's not the only one.
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: (L-R) Swizz Beatz, Pusha T, and Chase B attend the Pusha T 'Daytona' Album Listening Party at Public Arts at Public on May 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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BLACK VOICES
Pusha T’s Drake Diss Was Incredibly Cruel And Incredibly Brilliant
By Julia Craven and Taryn Finley
In a classic hip-hop beef, everything is fair game. That's what Drake ignored, and Pusha never forgot.
INDIO, CA - APRIL 13: Kendrick Lamar performs onstage with SZA during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 13, 2018 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
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BLACK VOICES
Kendrick Lamar Stops White Fan Rapping N-Word Onstage
By Andy McDonald
The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist gave her another shot.
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BLACK VOICES
'This Is America' Producer Reveals New Details About Childish Gambino's Viral Video
By Hayley Miller
"Our goal is to normalize blackness."
Kelis and Nas during Nas Celebrates His New Album 'Hip Hop is Dead' at His Black & White Ball - December 18, 2006 at Capitale in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)
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OPINION
‘Ride-Or-Die’ Mentality Is Killing Black Women
By Shanita Hubbard, Guest Writer
Will Kelis’ bravery open the doors for the hip-hop community to finally stand up for black women?
BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 05: Rapper Nas aka Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones performs live on stage during a concert at Huxleys Neue Welt on July 5, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Stefan Hoederath/Redferns)
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OPINION
Listening To Nas Makes Me Complicit In Misogynoir
By Jay Connor, Guest Writer
How can we tell black women we love them yet endorse artists that tell them otherwise?
INDIO, CA - APRIL 15: Rapper Cardi B performs on the Coachella stage during week 1, day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15, 2018 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)
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BLACK VOICES
Cardi B's Former Manager Sues Her For $10 Million
By David Moye
Former manager Klenord “Shaft” Raphael says he's responsible for her success.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Meek Mill Opens 76ers' NBA Playoff Game Immediately After Prison Release
By Carla Herreria
The Philadelphia rapper arrived at the game in a helicopter and sat with Kevin Hart.
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