Rap and Hip-Hop
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Facing criticism for a lack of diversity, the Recording Academy shifted its show’s processes, giving a crop of young and less heralded artists a chance to shine. Source
Genre lines continued to blur and the definition of album shifted further in another year of upheaval in pop music. Source
The 20-year-old singer and rapper, who was killed in June while facing charges that he abused a woman, left behind superfans and vocal critics. Source
A conversation about the Brooklyn rapper’s arrest and musical prospects as he releases “Dummy Boy” while behind bars. Source
As the rapper readies a solo album that reveals more about his interior life than ever before, he talks about Cardi B, his car crash and his path to fame. Source
The 22-year-old rapper’s second album, which arrives the same week he pleaded not guilty to federal charges, captures a bizarre time in hip-hop. Source
Hear tracks by Anderson .Paak, J Balvin, Billie Eilish and others. Source
Dmitri Kuznetsov, known as Husky, was sentenced on charges of hooliganism after he tried to serenade fans on the street when a concert was canceled. Source
For nearly two decades, R&B took a back seat as rap grew into a cultural powerhouse. But a new class of singers devoted to the genre’s core principles is on the rise. Source
