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Love is complicated, but love songs these days tend not to be. Still, rapper Denmark Vessey and producer Gensu Dean have stormy weather in mind on their bluesy love song.
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Pan-global hip-hop by Tendai Maraire (of Shabazz Palaces) and guitarist Hussein Kalonji, dedicated to "revolutionary African women."
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The Windy City soul man has established himself as a supreme collaborator; his Motown debut features guest spots from Kendrick Lamar and Chance The Rapper.
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Flanked by the original riot grrrl, Chicago's genre-crossing singer-rapper unleashes an afro-punk anthem of unity.
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The singer/poet/actor/activist's newest opus is another slice of genre-agnostic, cultural agitprop inspired by a fictional miner-turned-hacker in the African nation of Burundi.
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#TBT back to 1993, and the Christmas (album) miracle behind the original version of the legendary ATL duo's first single.
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Watch the frontman from NYC's progressive rap crew Ratking go on a rescue mission to save his mother from some bumbling bad guys in this humorous new video.
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The rhetorically gifted New York MC/producer subverts a common "snap" into a celebration of African-American womanhood.
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What happens when sexagenarian, Quiet-Storm crooner Bobby Caldwell and thirtysomething hit producer Jack Splash get together? Smooth fireworks!
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Watch the first clip from the rappers' new, high-concept project, Time And Materials.