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Hip-hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting

NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of hip-hop, plugging turntables into a light post and converting an outdoor basketball court into a discotheque may have seemed like a simple invitation to party.
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Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

ATLANTA (AP) — Rasheeda Frost’s relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a kindergartener when her mother gave her a record player, and she would continuously spin it, not knowing what it was.
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Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there's pride, still hard times

Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there's pride, still hard times

BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity.
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Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

ATLANTA (AP) — Rasheeda Frost’s decades-long relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a curious, energetic kindergartener — eager to touch and explore anything put in front of her.
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Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there's pride, still hard times

Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there's pride, still hard times

BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity.
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Sony's profits drop as it warns of the impact from US movie strikes

Sony's profits drop as it warns of the impact from US movie strikes

TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s April-June profit slipped 17% from a year earlier, as worries grew about revenue damage from a strike in the movie sector, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said Wednesday. Tokyo-based Sony Corp.
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Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do.
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Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and wounding hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, bringing a conclusion to a three-year legal and cultural saga that saw two careers, and
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Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O'Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing

Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O'Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Friends and family members gathered Tuesday in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed after he confronted teenagers who taunted his group of gay, Black friends as they danced at a New York City gas station
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Louis Cato, TV late night bandleader, offers 'Reflections,' a new album of 'laid bare, honest' songs

Louis Cato, TV late night bandleader, offers 'Reflections,' a new album of 'laid bare, honest' songs

NEW YORK (AP) — Musician and producer Jack DeBoe recalls the time many years ago when he fully grasped the sheer musical ability of his new friend, Louis Cato.
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