The New York Times – T Magazine:
The rapper Cardi B discusses everything from her greatest creation to the best advice she’s ever received.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Cardi B Is Using Her Music, Her Business and Her Politics to Express Herself
The New York Times – T Magazine:
A shape-shifter with talent and personality to spare, the rapper keeps finding new ways to express herself.
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Tupac Shakur Murder Conviction Lands Man 40 Years to Life in Prison
The New York Times – Music:
Duane Keith Davis was convicted by a jury of obtaining a gun and pursuing the rapper in a violent act of revenge in 1996.
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A Scottish Hip-Hop Hoax Helped James McAvoy Find His Movie-Making Voice
The New York Times – Music:
In “California Schemin’,” the actor’s directorial debut, two Scottish rappers pretend to be American to make it in the business. It was much more personal than he thought.
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LL Cool J Makes His Way Back Home With ‘NCIS: New York’
The New York Times – Music:
The veteran rapper and actor reprises his longtime “NCIS: Los Angeles” role of Sam Hanna for the procedural’s new spinoff.
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Rick Ross Is Arrested on Battery Charges After Ex-Girlfriend Reports Abuse
The New York Times – Music:
The rapper, whose legal name is William Leonard Roberts, is accused of attacking a woman who was his girlfriend at the time at their home on Aug. 28, the authorities said.
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Morris Ballen, Who Helped Spread Indie Artists’ Music, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
Countless independent acts in every genre — punk, hip-hop, church choir — relied on him to create small runs of high-quality records and CDs.
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Woman Who Accused Jay-Z of Rape Recants Her Account
The New York Times – Music:
An anonymous accuser’s retraction is now part of Jay-Z’s case against the lawyers who had represented her.
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Sway Dasafo, Rapper Who Opened New Doors for Global Artists, Dies at 44
The New York Times – Music:
He won widespread acclaim as an unsigned artist, then used his fame to help other musicians in Britain and in Ghana break into the industry.