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‘X Gon’ Give It to Ya’: New DMX album out on May 28

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NEW YORK — A new album from DMX will be released later this month. ...

After pandemic pullback, DJ Khaled shares his ‘light show’

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LOS ANGELES — When it’s time to release one of his maximalist albums, DJ Khaled turns a moment into an event. He posts Instagram...

Jhené Aiko, Saweetie to perform on AAPI advocacy TV special

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NEW YORK — Platinum-selling performers of part-Asian descent, including R&B singer Jhené Aiko and rapper Saweetie, will perform on a TV special produced by...

Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90

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Willie Mays is turning 90, and no mistaking that number. It strikes with the clarity of a line drive. Mays played in a sport...

AP Source: Grammys may cut nomination review committees

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NEW YORK — The Grammy Awards are in discussion to remove its nomination review committees — groups that determine the contenders for key awards...

Wu-Tang Clan imposter gets prison for cheating hotels, limos

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for using stolen credit cards to live...

Billboard Awards: 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen

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NEW YORK — The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he’s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop...

Travis Scott casts a philanthropic eye toward HBCU students

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Travis Scott, the rapper famous for his string of stylish hip-hop hits, from “SICKO MODE” to “Highest in the Room," and for the wild...

Kanye West sneakers fetch record $1.8 million at auction

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NEW YORK — A pair of prototype Nikes worn by Kanye West during his performances of “Hey Mama” and “Stronger” at the Grammy Awards...

Shock G, off-kilter Digital Underground leader, dead at 57

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LOS ANGELES — Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for '70s funk as leader of the off-kilter hip-hop group Digital Underground, has...