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Rap, Reagan and the 1980s

Numerous rap songs criticize the Reagan administration for its complicity in the illicit drug trade

Salon

Kendrick Lamar review – the greatest hip-hop show of all time?

The awe-inspiring rapper returns to experiment with form, content and stagecraft in ways the culture hasn’t seen before

The Guardian - UK

Kendrick Lamar joined by Dame Helen Mirren for Leeds First Direct Arena's best show of the year

His Glastonbury 2022 headline set was one of the festival's most-talked about and on Thursday Lamar delivered a stunning set in Leeds as part of The Big Steppers Tour

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What Are the 500 Best Albums? Rolling Stone Has an Answer

Is Fleetwood Mac's landmark album "Rumours" better than "To Pimp a Butterfly" by Kendrick Lamar? Should "Tapestry" by Carole King be ranked higher or lower than "Thriller" by Michael Jackson? Rolling Stone magazine has some answers in a new book that's sure to spark conversations — "The 500 Greatest Albums…

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What are the 500 best albums? Rolling Stone has an answer

Is Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album “Rumours” better than “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar

The Independent UK

Anastacia, Backstreet Boys and N-Dubz among acts coming to Manchester this month - and you can still get tickets

There are still limited tickets for a number of shows across the city in November

Manchester Evening News

New. Riri. Music. Rihanna returns with 'Lift Me Up' ballad from 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'

RiRi season is upon us.

Los Angeles Times

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People's Choice Awards: The Kardashians, James Corden and Meghan Markle lead nominees

The Kardashians, James Corden's The Late Late Show and Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast are amongst this year's full list of nominations for the 2022 People’s Choice Awards

Daily Mirror

Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents – this course examines what they say about Reagan and the 1980s

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The Conversation

How 2022 Mercury Prize winner Little Simz took over the world

Seven years after her debut album, the London based rapper is finally getting the industry recognition she deserves.

Evening Standard

Bad Bunny leads American Music Award nominees with 8 nods

Bad Bunny could continue his reign with the announcement Monday of the 2022 American Music Awards nominations.

Los Angeles Times

Kanye's hatred of books isn't hip-hop

Writing and reciting seemingly spontaneous rap lyrics on the spot – requires levels of verbal intelligence

Salon

'You're obviously a target': Rappers rethink security protocols in wake of PnB Rock killing

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Glasses Malone is a regular at the South L.A. Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles where fellow artist PnB Rock was shot and killed last month.

Los Angeles Times

Why 'Tottenham fan' Kendrick Lamar was in crowd for Arsenal vs Liverpool in the Premier League

US rapper who headlined Glastonbury last year was spotted at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday for the Gunners' crucial 3-2 win over Liverpool

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Led by a surprise No. 1 hit, Steve Lacy redefines the rock star for Gen Z

LOS ANGELES — In September, Steve Lacy sauntered into the glassy upstairs lounge at the Novo in downtown L.A. bearing some remarkable news. The 24-year-old, Compton-raised singer-songwriter, dressed in a flowy trench coat, shoulder-length braids and imposing full-face sunglasses, had just learned that "Bad Habit," his bummed-out yet deliriously horny…

The Guardian - UK

Kendrick Lamar review – unique star puts on show worthy of his talents

The rapper gets his Big Steppers world tour underway with an odd but dazzling and thoughtfully produced performance which leans into the melodrama of the music

Los Angeles Times

As Beyoncé vs. Adele showdown looms, 2023 Grammys could be most star-studded, and fraught, in memory

LOS ANGELES — The nominations for next year's Grammy Awards are likely to include a number of historic firsts.

France 24

Four-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper on his illustrious music career

From studying jazz at school, to discovering hip-hop in New York, to working with some of the world's biggest musicians (Kendrick Lamar, Herbie Hancock and Lauryn Hill to name but a few), four-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper took time out to chat to FRANCE 24's Marjorie Hache about his musical…

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Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature

When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t read books, some people questioned whether he was sending the wrong message to children.

Los Angeles Times

After years of hustle, Blxst is leading the new wave of LA hip-hop

LOS ANGELES — On a suffocating afternoon in early September, the cavernous Hollywood Palladium was unnaturally empty.

Daily Mirror

Glastonbury Festival organisers confirm when tickets will go on sale for 2023 event

Glastonbury Festival organisers confirmed the date tickets will go on sale for next year's event in Somerset

Tribune News Service

Miles Teller, Megan Thee Stallion among ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosts for new season

NEW YORK — Megan Thee Stallion is ready for double duty on “Saturday Night Live.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Teller, Gleeson, Megan Thee Stallion Host First ‘SNL’ Shows

Straight out of “Top Gun: Maverick,” actor Miles Teller will host the opening episode of the 48th season of “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 1. Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar will be the musical guest on opening night, his third appearance on “SNL,” NBC said on Tuesday. It promises to…

The Independent UK

MTV VMAs 2022 winners: The full list

All the winners from this year’s ceremony in New Jersey

ABC News

MTV VMAs: Winners, fashions and key moments from the Video Music Awards, from Johnny Depp's bizarre appearance to Taylor Swift's album announcement

The MTV VMAs brought its fair share of the show-stopping shock value you'd expect (like a weird flying Johnny Depp cameo). Here are the winners and who wore what.

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