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June 6, 2024
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50 Cent’s Follow-Up to Lauren Boebert Photo Is Somehow Even Funnier
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April 24, 2020
Jo Livingstone
The Beastie Boys Keep It On and On
Spike Jonze’s “Beastie Boys Story” tracks the band’s evolution from sexist hoodlums to beloved Gen X heroes.
February 10, 2015
Kashann Kilson
Iggy Azalea Gets Away With Reverse Minstrelsy Because There's a Market for It
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Dave Bry
Fear of a White Genre
Hip-hop is getting whiter, but that doesn't mean the genre is doomed
January 27, 2014
Justin Charity
Macklemore Shouldn't Have Won Any Grammys, But Rap Purists Are Missing the Point

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