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From Texas Standard: "South Texas ... that's where I stay." Those words from the late rapper Pimp C – edited, fans will note – exemplify the fierce...
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Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock put out their debut album 30 years ago featuring "It Takes Two." The song's sample was so widely recognized, it revitalized the career of Lyn Collins, the original artist.
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Some plane rides seem like they will never end. Especially if the plane ride simultaneously marks the end of one life chapter and the uncertain start of…
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Called "This Is Nigeria," the song by rapper Falz sheds light on the country's most pressing issues, from unemployed youth to unreliable electricity. Now Muslim clerics are calling for its withdrawal.
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Rock critic Ken Tucker shares some hits he's listening to, including BlocBoy JB and Drake's upbeat "Look Alive" and the moody sound of Post Malone's "Walk It Talk It."
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Houston poet and performer Marlon “Marley” Lizama discovered his love of the spoken word through hip hop. His group Havikoro is made up of dancers, poets…
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Genesis Blu is both a psychotherapist who works with teenagers and a rapper. "I love them equally," she says.
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"It was like a blown-out, glorified version of what was actually being said at that time," the rapper says of the butt-positive single that inspired controversy, parody and some genuine gratitude.
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From Texas Standard: New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Nashville – all pride themselves as cities with rich musical scenes. And in Texas, those...
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I was probably 9 years old at the height of my obsession with Tupac's "Hail Mary." I didn't know what I was capable of then, but I was not to be trifled with.