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Pharrell Williams (C) and other legendary musicians held a concert in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The historic concert showed how Pope Leo XIV continues to affirm church reforms and embrace cultural contributions and excellence. (Ernesto Ruscio / WireImage / Getty Images)

Concert highlights Pope Leo’s vision

CK Smith
Doechii at Camp Flog Gnaw 2024 Carnival held at Dodger Stadium on November 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Katie Flores/Billboard via Getty Images)

Doechii's anthem of Black anxiety

Nardos Haile
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios)

Megan Thee Stallion doc shows strength

Nardos Haile
Megan Thee Stallion performs at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally at the Georgia State Convocation Center on July 30, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Megan Thee Stallion rallies for Harris

Nardos Haile
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Breakin' on the One (Andscape)

The battle that took breakdancing global

Melanie McFarland
Dream Hampton (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A film time capsule of 1990s rap greats

D. Watkins
Kendrick Lamar and Drake (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

In Kendrick & Drake's beef, we all lose

Nardos Haile
Drake and Kendrick Lamar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A timeline of Drake and Kendrick's beef

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Sean "Diddy" Combs (Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean "Diddy" Combs)

New Diddy lawsuit sparks homophobia

Nardos Haile
Nicki Minaj performs onstage during New Year's Eve at E11EVEN Miami on December 31, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Jason Koerner/Getty Images for E11EVEN)

Nicki Minaj's rap beefs with Black women

Nardos Haile
Ice Spice performs onstage during Broccoli City Festival Day 1 on July 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty Images)

How Ice Spice became music's It Girl

Nardos Haile
Doja Cat performs onstage at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023 ( Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Doja Cat's success built on controversy

Nardos Haile
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Chuck D (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/The1point8/Rolling Stone/Penske Media/Crdjan)

Chuck D on hip-hop's power, 50 years on

D. Watkins
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) departs a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Dr. Dre hushes Marjorie Taylor Greene

Alison Stine
President Ronald Reagan, campaigning for a second term of office, smiles during a rally speech at the California State Capitol the day before the 1984 presidential election. (Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Rap, Reagan and the 1980s

Stefan M. Bradley - The Conversation
The Notorious B.I.G. (Des Willie/Redferns/Getty Images)

Biggie Smalls' "unwavering confidence"

D. Watkins
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Rapper Nicki Minaj is seen leaving the Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 runway show during New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2020 in New York City. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)

Minaj doubles down on vaccine skepticism

Brett Bachman
Glenn Grothman and Cardi B (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Cardi B snaps after Republican attacks

Brett Bachman
Jay-Z, Cardi B, and NAS (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)

Top 10 rap albums of the decade

D. Watkins
"Eve" album by Rapsody, "Perfect Ten" album by Mustard, and "Rap or Go to the League" album by 2 Chainz (Gamebread/10 Summers/Jamia)

Top 5 rap & hip hop albums of 2019

D. Watkins
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DJ Head on Netflix's "Rhyth + Flow" (Adam Rose/Netflix)

Catch up on Netflix's "Rhythm + Flow"

Ashlie D. Stevens
Damon Dash, CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records, and rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard (aka. ODB & Dirt McGirt)(R) attend a news conference to announce ODB's signing with Roc-A-Fella Records at the Rihga Royal Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. The controversial rapper was released from prison earlier today after being incarcerated for over two years. (Scott Gries/Getty Images)

O.D.B. and the stigma of mental illness

Emily Rems - Poptarts
Megan Thee Stallion (Getty/Aaron J. Thornton)

Megan Thee Stallion's Hot Girl summer

Jane Agler
(Instagram/lilnasx)

Riding "Old Town Road" through Nashville

Rachel Leah
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