From East to West to southern trap, 50 years of hip hop
From the disco samples of old school hip hop to the deadpan delivery of today's drill, American hip hop has morphed in every direction over its 50-year history, defying categorization.
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Pioneering documentarian protects hip hop's memory box
In the basement of a suburban home on Long Island lives thousands of tapes of footage documenting the origins of hip hop, the dominant music genre of our time.
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Born in New York's Bronx before dominating the globe, hip hop turns 50
A genre, a culture and a lifestyle all at once: hip hop has traveled from the block party to the billionaire's club, soundtracked protest and celebration, and asserted seismic influence over the course of pop.
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Five newcomers to look out for in La Liga
The 2023/24 La Liga season kicks off this weekend with Barcelona attempting to defend their title from a Real Madrid side that bid farewell to Karim Benzema this summer.
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Pliskova, Azarenka win WTA openers at rain-hit Montreal
Former world number ones Karolina Pliskova and Victoria Azarenka advanced after rain delays on Monday's first day of the WTA Montreal Open hardcourt tournament.
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Real Madrid with Benzema void to fill as La Liga returns
Real Madrid begin life after Karim Benzema looking to wrest back the Spanish title from Barcelona as the La Liga season kicks off this weekend, seemingly content to play the waiting game for Kylian Mbappe.
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PayPal debuts US dollar-backed stablecoin for payments
PayPal on Monday launched a stablecoin digital currency backed by US dollars to be used for transactions at its global online payments platform.
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Trump says prosecutors seeking to restrict his free speech rights
Donald Trump pushed back on Monday against a bid by government lawyers to restrict what he can share publicly about his historic prosecution for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Tsitsipas striving for calm after coaching earthquake
Stefanos Tsitsipas held out hope on Monday that massive changes in his coaching staff will pay results at this week's ATP Toronto Masters.
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No.1s Alcaraz, Swiatek named top seeds at Cincinnati Masters
World number ones Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, the reigning US Open champions, were named Monday as the top seeds for next week's WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament.
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