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His death fueled even bigger flames in the infamous East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry of the '90s ... "Life After Death," has another 11 million on the books. Biggie was 24 years old when he ...

The blatantly Southern hip-hop track dropped in a year when local scenes across the country were pushing distinctive styles ...

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Along with collaborators Krystal Klear, Solomon Childs, and Killah Priest, Q. Ali Bey urges his community to speak loud and stand tall in new single, ''.

While accepting Song of the Year for "Not Like Us" at the Grammys, Kendrick Lamar thanked Glasses Malone, Problem, Bad Lucc, ...

He ended the evening’s win streak by dedicating his song of the year Grammy to his partner and the West Coast rappers who inspired him coming up. “Whitney in the video Crip walking,” Lamar ...

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The rapper also reminded young artists watching ... s apparent sweep), Lamar took a moment to pay tribute to the West Coast rap stars who helped build the lane he occupies today.