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Wu-Tang Clan on celebrating 50 years of hip-hop and the group’s legacy
1Dec By adminNo Comments
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Wu-Tang Clan on celebrating 50 years of hip-hop and the group’s legacy

Wu-Tang Clan on celebrating 50 years of hip-hop and the group's legacy - CBS News Watch CBS News "CBS Mornings" co-host Nate Burleson sat down with Wu-Tang Clan members the RZA and Young Dirty Bastard to talk about 50 years of hip-hop and the group's legacy. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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Singer Cassie settles lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging rape, abuse
19Nov By adminNo Comments
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Singer Cassie settles lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging rape, abuse

Singer Cassie settles lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs alleging rape, abuse - CBS News Watch CBS News Singer Casandra Ventura on Friday reached a settlement in her federal lawsuit against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs in which she accused him of rape and physical abuse during their relationship. The settlement came just one day after the lawsuit was filed. Michael George has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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The Roots co-founder Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter says art has been his saving grace: “My salvation”
13Nov By adminNo Comments
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The Roots co-founder Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter says art has been his saving grace: “My salvation”

Tariq Trotter is best known by his rap name, Black Thought. But before the lead emcee for The Roots made music, he studied art, taking classes at Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philadelphia.Attending his first school of the arts as a child, Trotter said the environment "was otherworldly for me. It always felt sort of like a sanctuary, a hidden gem." In his new memoir, "The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are," Trotter writes that art saved his life. "Art, you know, has been my saving grace, my salvation, absolutely," he said. One World Asked whether he discovered anything surprising about himself while writing, Trotter said, "I think just the level o...
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Lyrics can be used as evidence during rapper Young Thug’s trial on gang and racketeering charges, judge rules
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Lyrics can be used as evidence during rapper Young Thug’s trial on gang and racketeering charges, judge rules

When rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence against him, a judge ruled Thursday.Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville said in court he would allow prosecutors to introduce 17 sets of lyrics they have identified as long as they can show that the lyrics are related to crimes that the rapper and others are accused of committing. Defense attorneys had asked the judge to exclude them, arguing the lyrics are constitutionally protected speech and would be unfairly prejudicial.Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was indicted last year along with more than two dozen others. After some defendants reached plea deals and others were separated to be tried later, o...
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Drake says he’s stepping away from music to focus on health after new album release
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Drake says he’s stepping away from music to focus on health after new album release

Drake fans may have to savor his latest album for a little longer than planned as the artist announced Friday he will be taking a break from music to focus on his health.The rapper, who just released a 23-song album, "For The Dogs," discussed his plans for the near future in Friday's episode of "Table For One," his SiriusXM show, which include focusing on himself and those around him."I've been having the craziest problems for years with my stomach," Drake revealed. "I need to focus on my health and I need to get right." He also mentioned the desire to focus on taking care of those around him, including his 5-year-old son, Adonis, who he co-parents with French artist Sophie Brussaux. Adonis is featured on "For The Dogs," and drew the c...
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The story of one of the most iconic photos in hip-hop history
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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The story of one of the most iconic photos in hip-hop history

The story of one of the most iconic photos in hip-hop history - CBS News Watch CBS News Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop have been going on all year, but 25 years ago, one of the most iconic photos in the history of the genre was taken. Jericka Duncan shares how it all came together. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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25 years on, a look back at one of the most iconic photographs in hip-hop history
29Sep By adminNo Comments
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25 years on, a look back at one of the most iconic photographs in hip-hop history

New York City — Friday will mark the 25th anniversary of one of the most iconic moments in music history — when 177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in Harlem for a cover photograph for XXL Magazine. The photograph, taken on Sept. 29, 1998, included musicians Rakim, Common, Mos Def, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes and Questlove, among countless others."I knew it," Fat Joe, one of rap's first Latino superstars, told CBS News on whether he was aware at the time the image would become historic. "On that day, seeing so many of my peers, so many people that I looked up to…we knew that was history."  177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in New York City's Harlem on Sept. 29, 1998, for a photograph that appeared on t...
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Tory Lanez Releases Statement Following His Sentencing
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Tory Lanez Releases Statement Following His Sentencing

Rapper Tory Lanez released a statement Wednesday claiming he was “wrongfully convicted” two days after being sentenced to 10 years for the shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion.After a two-week trial in December, a Los Angeles jury found Lanez, whose given name is Daystar Peterson, guilty of each of the three charges he faced: assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.At his sentencing on Tuesday, the Canadian rapper said that if he could “turn back the series of events that night and change them,” he would.“The victim was my friend. The victim is someone I still care for to this day,” Lanez added. “Everything I did wrong that night, I take full responsibility for.”On Thursday, though, he clar...
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Drake Buys Tupac’s Ring For Over $1 Million At Historic Sotheby’s Auction
29Jul By adminNo Comments
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Drake Buys Tupac’s Ring For Over $1 Million At Historic Sotheby’s Auction

The self-designed ring of Tupac Shakur, which the late rapper wore during his final TV appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards before being gunned down in Las Vegas, was auctioned for $1.01 million this week — and purchased by Drake.The “God’s Plan” rapper reportedly revealed himself as the buyer on Friday by holding the ring in his fingers in an Instagram Story to promote his new song “Meltdown” with Travis Scott. The coveted bauble itself bears a gold, ruby and diamond-encrusted crown.Shakur designed it at a pivotal time. The Death Row Records artist was increasingly focused on youth outreach programs, transitioning into a lauded actor and developing projects of his own — when an unsolved drive-by shooting took his life. He was 25.Shakur had formed Euphanasia Incorporated, a media...
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