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Learn about New York in the '70s from a Hip-Hop legend before you tune into Peacock's 'The Continental: From the World of John Wick.'

POP CULTURE

| BY JAMEEL RAEBURN

Hip-Hop Legend Grandmaster Flash Paints a Powerful Picture of New York in the ‘70s

Peacock

After he was found guilty of manslaughter last month in the stabbing of a homeless man, rapper Kidd Creole has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

MUSIC

| BY JOE PRICE

Kidd Creole of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Sentenced to 16 Years for Manslaughter

Creole, a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, argued he acted in self-defense when he stabbed 55-year-old John Jolly in the streets of NYC.

MUSIC

| BY JOSHUA ESPINOZA

Kidd Creole of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Found Guilty of Manslaughter in 2017 Stabbing of Homeless Man

Dave Chappelle was almost overcome with emotion when he got to meet one of his childhood idols at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland.

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| BY MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY

Watch Dave Chappelle Get Emotional While Meeting Grandmaster Flash and Furious 5's Scorpio: 'It Is an Honor'

Just a week after showing off new material to Grandmaster Flash, Dr. Dre blessed D.I.T.C. legend Diamond D with some previously unheard music.

MUSIC

| BY BRAD CALLAS

Dr. Dre Has Been Playing Unreleased New Music for Legendary Hip-Hop Artists

1982's "The Message" was written by Bootee and Melle Mel to depict the dilapidated state of New York City at the time and respond to the transit strike.

MUSIC

| BY XAVIER HAMILTON

Writer and Producer of "The Message," Duke Bootee, Dies at 69

Swizz Beatz says today's rap stars should be paying "taxes" to the founder's of hip-hop for giving us the "freedom of speech to go forward."

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| BY GAVIN EVANS

Swizz Beatz Thinks Today's Rappers Should Pay 'Taxes' to Hip-Hop's Founders

Regardless of how some of his later projects were received, Lil Wayne is unequivocally one of the most influential rappers of the past 20 years.

MUSIC

| BY JOE PRICE

Fan-Made Supercut Collects Half-Hour of Lil Wayne Praise From JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Eminem, and More

Throughout the decades, hip-hop has produced plenty of songs about emotional darkness and depression. For a genre that grew out of urban plight, it’s natural at least some of the lyrics reflect those misfortunes and their effects on the psyche. From Jay Z to J. Cole, here are 35 of the most depressing rap songs.

MUSIC

| BY BJOSEPHS

The 35 Most Depressing Rap Songs

Hip-hop was born in 1972. It wouldn't be until '82 though, that rap music would go from boomboxes to being broadcast right into your living room.

MUSIC

| BY GABRIEL ALVAREZ

1982 Determined What Hip-Hop Would Become

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