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Sowmya Krishnamurthy
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Lakeyah Aims to Be the Biggest Artist in the World as Quality Control Music’s Next Up
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How the Coronavirus Changed Hip-Hop
From touring coming to a halt to rappers thinking creatively on how to interact with their fans, this is how the coronavirus changed hip-hop.
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G-Eazy Solidifies His Spot in Hip-Hop With “No Limit”
G-Eazy graces the cover of XXL's Spring Issue while securing his position in hip-hop.