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ACL Review: Jay-Z

King MC brings his A game

by Thomas Fawcett October 7, 2017September 30, 2025

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Friday ACL Fest Face-Off: The xx vs. Jay-Z

Compare the headliners!

by Kahron Spearman October 5, 2017September 30, 2025

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Jay Z Added to ACL Fest

Late-breaking addition to the festival blueprint

by Kevin Curtin May 4, 2017September 30, 2025

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A Drunken Poet’s Dream

Thirty-six rap songs, one for each year of hip-hop’s life

by Thomas Fawcett December 10, 2015September 30, 2025

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Kanye West: Rock Star

“I’m the biggest of all of them”

by Kahron Spearman July 7, 2015September 30, 2025

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SXSW Music Keynote: Snoop Dogg

Doggfather becomes first rapper to address conference

by Chase Hoffberger March 10, 2015September 30, 2025

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Civil Rights v. Hip-Hop

Martin Luther King v. Jay Z

by Kahron Spearman January 20, 2015September 30, 2025

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All Samples Cleared

The ramifications of Grand Upright Music v. Warner Bros. Records

by Kahron Spearman January 6, 2015September 30, 2025

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J. Cole Cares

North Carolina rapper tops charts with earnest third disc

by Kahron Spearman December 17, 2014September 30, 2025

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ACL Live Shot: Childish Gambino

Rapper scorches earth with or without “Bonfire”

by Kahron Spearman October 4, 2014September 30, 2025

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The Death of Rap Lyrics

What hath Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt wrought?

by Kahron Spearman September 17, 2014September 30, 2025

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X Games: Kanye West Touches the Sky

Godlike MC ushers in his 37th birthday with a commanding set

by Chase Hoffberger June 9, 2014September 30, 2025

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