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Nipsey Hussle: A Legacy That Transcends Rap 
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Nipsey Hussle: A Legacy That Transcends Rap 

Lauren A. Jones, E. Mesiyah McGinnis and Brandon I. BrooksApril 4, 2019

The murder of Nipsey Hussle is personal. It is personal to me. It is personal to a generation in looking at social media and news interviews, there was a clear message that his death was felt deeply and hurt immensely, and particularly for anyone who came into contact with him, no matter how brief the interaction.   

WATCH: With Dr. Dre Behind him, Anderson .Paak is Feeling Epic
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WATCH: With Dr. Dre Behind him, Anderson .Paak is Feeling Epic

Associated Press -GARY GERARD HAMILTONDecember 31, 2018

Warning this interview contains adult language. NEW YORK (AP) — Getting Dr. Dre to produce his entire album had Anderson .Paak feeling like “the prodigal son,” as he put it, since it’s rare that you’ll find Dre overseeing an entire music project these days. “To see him so inspired and genuinely having fun with a project is really dope, because I don’t feel like he’s been this involved with a project probably since Eminem’s first stuff,” said Paak, now signed to Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. That project is “Oxnard,” named after Paak’s California hometown. Released last month, it’s the third volume

Beyonce, Jay Z Appear At City Of Hope Cancer Charity Event
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Beyonce, Jay Z Appear At City Of Hope Cancer Charity Event

Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP Entertainment WriterOctober 18, 2018

The singer’s vocals soared as she performed three ballads including her 2009 smash hit “Halo” and “Ava Maria” after saluting the character of Warner/Chappell Music Publishing CEO Jon Platt at the City of Hope gala near Los Angeles on Thursday night. She took the stage following her husband, Jay Z, who presented Platt with the Spirit of Life award during a charity event that raised more than $6 million.

Music Composer Jongnic Bontemps Brings His Silicon Valley Tech Brilliance and Hip-Hop Rhythmic Elements to “United Skates”
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Music Composer Jongnic Bontemps Brings His Silicon Valley Tech Brilliance and Hip-Hop Rhythmic Elements to “United Skates”

Lapacazo Sandoval, Contributing WriterMay 2, 2018

Bontemps is a gifted music composer and the owner of Composer Tech, and it’s his musical composition in the new documentary “United Skates” (by directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown) that is causing the strong pre-festival buzz, and that’s always good news for new filmmakers and film festival honchos.

Top 9 moments that had “Black Twitter” Wired Up in 2015
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Top 9 moments that had “Black Twitter” Wired Up in 2015

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterDecember 29, 2015

Everything is better with memes and when you think about the Meek Mill vs. Drake beef you can’t help but think of the jokes that followed. The beef started when rapper Meek Mill aka “Mr. Twitter Fingers” started a series of tweets aimed at rapper Drake for allegedly using a ghostwriter.

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African-American Film Critics Association Names ‘Straight Outta Compton’ as Top Film of 2015

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 10, 2015

Movies that reflect the revolutionary undercurrent running through society dominated this year’s voting for the 7th AAFCA Awards.
“Straight Outta Compton”, the summer box office hit centered on the ‘90s rap group N.W.A., captured an overwhelming majority of the votes cast by members of the association. The Universal Pictures film earned multiple awards for Best Picture, Best Ensemble and Best Supporting Actor for Jason Mitchell, who portrayed the group’s founder, Eazy E.

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Corey Hawkins: The “Straight Outta Compton” Interview

Kam Williams, Contributing WriterAugust 19, 2015

Born in Washington, DC on October 22, 1988, Corey Hawkins studied acting at Juilliard before making his big screen debut in 2012 opposite Bow Wow in Allegiance. The next year, he appeared in Iron Man 3 with Robert Downey, Jr., and in Non-Stop with Liam Neeson the year after that.

Here, he talks about his breakout role playing Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton, a biopic about the legendary rap group NWA.

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Straight Outta Compton: A Tale of N.W.A

Paris Young, LA Sentinel InternAugust 19, 2015

The group N.W.A. highly anticipated biopic, Straight Outta Compton, is a wonderful depiction of the group’s togetherness, troubles, and success.

Straight Outta Compton was such a wonderful success that it made $60.2 million opening weekend, according to Associated Press, making it the biggest opening for a musical biopic ever.