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(Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC)) 3 New Hip-Hop and R&B Songs You Must Hear This Week (2/27/26)
Noisey selects three of the best new hip-hop songs and R&B records from this week’s loaded slate of releases.
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(Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage) 4 Newer Rappers to Listen to if You Miss the Golden Age of Hip-Hop
For all the traditionalist rap purists in the world, here are four newer-generation rappers who distill the golden-age essence today.
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(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) How Jay-Z’s Affection for This Classic Musical Helped Create One of His Biggest Hits
Jay-Z reflects on the massive success of ‘Hard Knock Life’ in a 1999 interview, explaining how he had a similar story to ‘Annie’.
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(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) Mac Miller Reflected on What He’d Tell His Younger Self in 2018 Interview Published the Day Before His Death
Mac Miller candidly reflects on the ebbs and flows of his life during a 2018 interview, sharing what advice he would give his younger self.
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(Photo by Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images) 50 Cent Had a Very 50 Cent Response to Kanye West’s Lawyers Defending His Nazi Rhetoric As ‘Artistic Expression’
In appeal documents filed over an antisemitism lawsuit against Ye, the rapper’s legal team argued his “provocative imagery” was just art.
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Tim Mosenfelder/FilmMagic 6 Artists From the 80s to Now That Showcase How Hip-Hop and Industrial Music Influenced Each Other
Industrial music and hip-hop emerged in similar spaces, and their influence on each other can be easily overlooked.
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(Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) 4 Essential Hip-Hop Albums You Have to Play When You Visit Atlanta
For anyone who has never visited Atlanta before, Noisey selects four rap albums you have to play while you’re checking out the city.
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(Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage) J. Cole Admits How Releasing ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’ Was the First Time He Could Relax in His Career
J. Cole reflects on ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’ and how he felt like he could finally relax after releasing the album.
