‘The Marathon’ Continues: Blacc Sam And JP On How Nipsey Hussle’s Mixtape Built An Empire

Blacc Sam and JP discuss how Nipsey Hussle’s ‘The Marathon’ mixtape grew into a thriving empire across music, fashion, food, ...

R&B's next vibe shift is here. These 2025 albums are proof

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...
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The story of the murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Jam Master Jay was one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history. One-third of the rap group Run-DMC, he was known for his talent on the turntables, turning cutting and scratching into an art ...