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As the year of 2016 reaches its home stretch, we reflect on some notable music and less recognized music that was released during the frantic year. The year of 2016 has been nothing short of emotional and hectic. The copious amounts of political turmoil...

If you haven’t heard of Chance the Rapper by now, then unfortunately for you you’re living under a rock (sorry grandma). At the young age of 23, Chance recently cemented his mark in music industry history at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Chance became...

Def Jam/Glassnote Rap in 2016 was a strange beast. Two of the biggest superstars in the genre put out records — Kanye and Drake respectively — but neither release possessed the world-stopping power that was apparent the last time this face off happened...

The morning after, here is my public entreaty to the voters of the Grammys: Please, please, please, stop doing this to Adele. That is: If you really won’t be motivated by a deeper awareness, fairness, and responsibility for, in particular, black lives...

Today, Minya Oh is the linchpin of Hot 97, rap’s most influential radio station. Getting there only took 20 years. View this image › Macey J. Foronda / BuzzFeed On a winter-cold evening in late March at a comedy club near the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan...