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N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton, which turned 25 this month and Radio.com's Matthew Ismael Ruiz looks back on the album's impact in the latest edition of Not Fade Away
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A Tribe Called Quest: & Wu-Tang Clan Albums Archived In Library Of Congress
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Every year, the Library Of Congress selects a few recording to be archived in the National Recording Registry. Those recordings are chosen because they “are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.” Over the years, the Library Of Congress has archived a few cl...
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Ice Cube: Now Tweeting Anti-Semitic Memes And Russian Propaganda
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"Fuck Tha Police" has once again become an urgent rallying cry over the past couple of weeks. Streams of N.W.A.'s 1988 anti-cop anthem have surged nearly 300% across all platforms. So what is Ice Cube doing right now? Um, tweeting anti-Semitic memes and Russian propaganda, apparently.
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Ice Cube: Says Mr. Rogers Once Sued Him
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Ice Cube's debut solo album after leaving N.W.A., turned 30 years old over the weekend. To celebrate its anniversary, Cube hosted a digital listening party on Instagram Live. And during the session, he revealed that the late Mr. Rogers once sued him over the song "A Gangsta's Fairytale."
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Eazy-E: family unveil new tombstone on his 55th birthday
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"We Loved Him A Lot But God Loved Him More"The family of the late N.W.A rapper Eazy-E have commemorated what would have been his 55th birthday with a new tombstone. Eric “Eazy-E” Wright’s headstone has been updated to feature more photos, his signature red logo, his autograph, and the title “The Godfather of Gangsta Rap”. The t...
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Eazy-E: memorial bench to be erected in small Sussex town this week after man’s successful campaign
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The local council previously said they had "no idea" who the rapper isRapper Eazy-E from N.W.A. performs during the 'Straight Outta Compton' tour at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in June 1989A memorial bench dedicated to Eazy-E is planned to be erected in Newhaven, Sussex this week. The news follows Guy Stevens’ successf...
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