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The Toronto icon made history again, earning the title of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards for the eighth time. Eighth. This remarkable achievement places the Toronto ...

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CHLOE VELTMAN, BYLINE: Senegalese hip-hop artists made their feelings heard in the run-up to this year's presidential elections in March with songs like "Dictateur," condemning then-president ...

Houston rap is in an interesting spot going into 2025. We have established stars that have crossed over into the mainstream or been major players for years now in Megan Thee Stallion and Travis Scott.

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