Fifty years later, hip-hop still influences California politics
From police brutality to artificial intelligence, hip-hop artists have been fueling discussions about issues politicians are still grappling with today.
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Magoo reportedly dead at 50: Timbaland, Missy Elliott mourn rapper
Magoo, a rapper best known for his duo act with Timbaland, has reportedly died at age 50. His music helped elevate Virginia's hip-hop scene in the late 1990s.
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How Sugar Hill Records remade music with 'Rapper's Delight'
An R&B singer-songwriter-turned-exec, Sylvia Robinson founded the seminal rap label Sugar Hill Records. Its very first release? The landmark 'Rapper's Delight.'
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The story of L.A.'s KDAY, the first all-rap radio station
In 1983, KDAY-AM became the first radio station to play wall-to-wall rap music, thanks to an ambitious new music director and some soon-to-be famous DJs.
Source: latimes.com