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kendrick lamar has won the pulitzer prize. now rap musics intent is to speak out in protest. -cardi b! -[trills] the one and only rihanna. i feel like i finally got my purpose back. -i like our music! -[laughs] how do you feel about breaking drakes streaming record? its insane. [kacey] these days, with the genre lines being so blurred, the possibilities are endless. ♪ dont believe me? just watch! ♪ [theme music] ♪ i know a place ♪ where the grass is really greener ♪ [jason] t...

even when it sounds like nothing shes ever tried before." [audience cheering] beyoncé released an album last night, and the internet went insane over it. kendrick lamar has won the pulitzer prize. now rap musics intent is to speak out in protest. -cardi b! -[trills] the one and only rihanna. i feel like i finally got my purpose back. -i like our music! -[laughs] how do you feel about breaking drakes streaming record? its insane. [kacey] these days, with the genre lines being so blurre...

♪ oppa gangnam style [gayle] the digital revolution has rocked the music business, changing the way we buy, play, and discover new music. "1989 sounds exactly like taylor swift, even when it sounds like nothing shes ever tried before." [audience cheering] beyoncé released an album last night, and the internet went insane over it. kendrick lamar has won the pulitzer prize. now rap musics intent is to speak out in protest. -cardi b! -[trills] the one and only rihanna. i feel like i fi...

the digital revolution has rocked the music business, changing the way we buy, play, and discover new music. >> 1989 sounds exactly like taylor swift, even when it sounds like nothing shes ever tried before. >> beyonce released an album last night, and the internet went insane over it. >> kendrick lamar has won the pulitzer prize -- >> now rap musics attempting to speak out in protest. >> karlie b. >> the one and only rihanna. >> i like our music. >> how do you feel about breaking drak...

[finneas] to me, the magic of billie was her ability to communicate herself. there was just this pathway of communication that felt deservedly authentic. i dont wanna be in the pop world or the hip-hop world or the r&b world or whatever [bleep] think. you know, i want it to be like, what kind of music you listen to? billie eilish kind of music. like billie eilish, i think of lil nas x as somebody who reflects that kind of post-genre sensibility of the 2010s. ♪ yeah, im gonna take my horse to t...

Youd be a rap fan, whatever the case may be. ♪ you cant tell me nothin [steven] once streaming platforms came into play, people really started ignoring the boundaries that used to exist between genres. [benny] social media like tiktok can really propel artists. and its like billie eilish and lil nas x are the ultimate version of, like, what the new generation of pop stars are. now it doesnt matter what the record labels think. these artists are taking it in their own hands. ♪ cant nobody tel...

Billie eilish kind of music. like billie eilish, i think of lil nas x as somebody who reflects that kind of post-genre sensibility of the 2010s. ♪ yeah, im gonna take my horse to the old town road ♪ ♪ im gonna ride til i cant no more ♪ [jason] his debut hit, old town road, is at the nexus of country and hip-hop to the extent that you cant even tell which it is. ♪ i got the horses in the back ♪ horse tack is attached ♪ hat is matte black ♪ got the boots thats black to match ♪ [s...

Difference if judge james otero in federal court sends this case to arbitration. whats the end game? at some point, the trump people need to declare victory and depart the playing field because at this point there doesnt seem to be any real reason to go forward. and i know youre a huge rap fan. in the words of p diddy, its all about the benjamins. at this point, thats a bridge too far for these trump people. i mean my goodness, david schwartz got worked over by megyn kelly the other day. at that...

>> what were you convicted of? >> doing a parole violation for sales of marijuana. >> the yard is an interesting place because you never know who youre going to run into. you never know who youre going to talk to. you never know what personality or who they are. i kind of just started looking around and trying to find interesting looking faces. so i happened upon kevin moore. he started telling me that hes a rap artist. hes a ghost writer. >> i got a record deal waiting on me at death row record...

What do you think? are you disappointed with that? >> no, not at all, sir. when i saw "gifted hands" i realized when the movie first came on hes a fan of hayden or beethoven, in the classical music and when he posted my song, he said im critical of the hip-hop industry. i was under new illusion he was the biggest rap fan but at the sa same time, i can make a song that resonate with him because of everything hes achieved in his life if he would notice little old me, something i did from the small...