The music genre germinated 50 years ago as an escape from the poverty and violence of New York City’s most distressed borough, the Bronx, where few wanted to invest in its businesses or its people.
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Rapper Ne-Yo apologizes for transphobic comments, then doubles down: ‘My opinion is mine’
After garnering criticism for what he said on ‘The Gloria Velez Podcast,’ Ne-Yo posted a statement on social media expressing his ‘deepest apologies’ to anyone he ‘may have hurt.’
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Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Megan testified that in July 2020, Lanez fired the gun at the back of her feet as she walked away from an SUV they had been riding in.
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Tory Lanez is expected to be sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Three years have passed since hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times by rapper Lanez in Los Angeles following a summer pool party at the home of Kylie Jenner.
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K-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea
In South Korea, all able-bodied men aged 18 to 28 are required by law to perform 18-21 months of military service under a conscription system meant to deter aggression from rival North Korea.
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CBS game show ‘Superfan’ celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull
‘Superfan’ has lured some starry first-season guests – Kelsea Ballerini, Gloria Estefan, Little Big Town, LL Cool J, Pitbull and Shania Twain.
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‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour to speak in Monmouth
The event Saturday afternoon is a fundraiser for Theater at Monmouth, where he performed in the 1990s.
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William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of ‘The French Connection’ and The Exorcist,’ dies at 87
Other film credits included ‘To Live and Die in L.A.,’ ‘Cruising,’ ‘Rules of Engagement’ and a TV remake of the classic play and Sidney Lumet movie ’12 Angry Men.’
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‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors
In modern box office history, just 53 movies have made over $1 billion, not accounting for inflation, and ‘Barbie’ is now the biggest to be directed by one woman.
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New York City high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of gay dancer
Police took the teenager into custody Friday in connection with the killing of the 28-year-old O’Shae Sibley, who was gay.