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Entertainment 5 years ago

Hip-hop artists continue to thrive amid the coronavirus pandemic

A mid-year report by Nielsen Music reports that overall total audio consumption is up 9.4 percent to 361.2 million compared to the first half of 2019.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Republic Records removes 'urban' descriptor at label

The label Republic Records -- home to top artists including Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift -- on Friday vowed to ban the word "urban" as a generalization for hip-hop and R&B.

Entertainment 5 years ago

America's hip-hop community takes on coronavirus

The US hip-hop community is using its bullhorn to bring awareness and money to the battle against the coronavirus as data shows that African-Americans are dying at a disproportionately high rate.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Public Enemy split with Flavor Flav was a hoax, group now says

Public Enemy's ouster last month of founding member Flavor Flav was a hoax to generate publicity and provide a commentary on disinformation, members of the rap group said as they released a new album.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Bandung hip hop group Bars of Death releases long-awaited album

Released by Bandung-based independent record label Grimloc Records, Bars of Death's album Morbid Funk consists of 10 tracks with a total duration of around 47 minutes.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Hip hop museum to open in its birthplace in the Bronx

Hip hop - the music, dance, art and fashion phenomenon that went from rough streets into fancy suites in five decades - is getting its own museum in its birthplace in the Bronx, New York.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Azealia Banks to perform at Jakarta's FLAVS 2020

Artists who will perform at the festival include Lil Pump, Tyga, Dekat, D.P.M.B, Gamaliel, Imaniar and Iwa K.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Stormzy cancels FLAVS Festival performance over coronavirus outbreak

Organized by Visicita Network and Dyandra Promosindo, the festival will be held at Istora Stadium in Central Jakarta on April 4-5.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Rap and rice paddies: Thai hip hop creates unlikely new stars

A recent video features the 18-year-old artist rapping in a rice field, sitting on an old truck as he laments in Thai about jealousy over a girl. It was viewed 57 million times on YouTube.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Ariana Grande sued by hip hop artist who says she stole hit single '7 Rings'

Ariana Grande and more than a half-dozen songwriters were sued for copyright infringement on Thursday by a hip hop artist who says the pop star's 2019 Grammy-nominated single "7 Rings" was plagiarized from a song he recorded two years earlier.

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hip-hop

Hip-hop artists continue to thrive amid the coronavirus pandemic

Republic Records removes 'urban' descriptor at label

America's hip-hop community takes on coronavirus

Public Enemy split with Flavor Flav was a hoax, group now says

Bandung hip hop group Bars of Death releases long-awaited album

Hip hop museum to open in its birthplace in the Bronx

Azealia Banks to perform at Jakarta's FLAVS 2020

Stormzy cancels FLAVS Festival performance over coronavirus outbreak

Rap and rice paddies: Thai hip hop creates unlikely new stars

Ariana Grande sued by hip hop artist who says she stole hit single '7 Rings'

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