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Feb 15, 2014 · The crew traces its beginnings to Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, NY, founded by a group of friends, including Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly , Powers Pleasant, and the late Capital STEEZ. Now, with...
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by Marcus J. Moore. YouTube. The video for Dinner Party's newest single, "Freeze Tag," is centered around an age-old tradition in the Black community: the cookout. Group members Terrace...
Dec 7, 2020 · 2020 was defined by the sounds of rage, resolve, mourning and solidarity. Here are 20 songs and albums that represent the best protest music of the year.
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Jan 25, 2020 · For centuries, music has been used to make political points. Modern protest music got its start in the early part of the 20th century, when marchers on labor’s picket lines needed something to...
- Deborah Dugan placed on administrative leave as Recording Academy president/CEO. In January 2020, less than five months after Deborah Dugan had been hired as the Recording Academy’s first woman CEO/president, the Academy placed her on administrative leave, following allegations of workplace bullying.
- Pop Smoke murdered at age 20. One of hip-hop’s rising stars of the early decade, 20-year-old Bashar Barakah Jackson (better known as Brooklyn drill rapper Pop Smoke) was murdered during a home invasion and alleged robbery in February of 2020.
- South by Southwest canceled for 2020. Concerns around the rise of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. had been growing for some time by early March of 2020, but most people still believed that life would continue on largely as usual.
- Timbaland and Swizz Beatz launch Verzuz. It was spawned from humble beginnings: two of the most storied hip-hop producers of the turn of the 21st century going back and forth “battling” with their hits over an Instagram Live feed, one from his studio, the other from his car.
Pro Era (short for Progressive Era) is an American hip hop collective group from Brooklyn, New York. The group is a collective of rappers and record producers that includes East Coast rappers Joey Badass , CJ Fly , Kirk Knight , Nyck Caution, Dyemond Lewis, Aaron Rose, Dessy Hinds, Dirty Sanchez 47, and Rokamouth, along with producers Chuck ...
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Jun 26, 2020 · Outlaw stories far precede 1990s rap in American music, and often document resistance to police brutality.
