The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s work always feels honest, as writers have found when they dive deep into his literary influences.
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It’s Like This and Like That and Like What?
When the nineties’ heart of whiteness met g-funk, it was the illest — and wackest — of times.
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It’s Like This and Like That and Like What?
When the nineties’ heart of whiteness met g-funk, it was the illest — and wackest — of times.
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Jay-Z Opens Up About Race in America, Therapy, and ‘4:44’
The hip-hop artist sits down for a wide-ranging interview with NYT executive editor Dean Baquet.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Quotes, Unapologetic Women, Writing
On the Contentious Borders of the American South
Zandria F. Robinson narrates her coming of age Memphis while examining contemporary southernness.
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Bronx Rapper Cardi B Became a Pop Sensation, But Will She Make it Last?
Understanding what the rapper means to her audience, beyond the flash of celebrity.
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The Athletes Who Felt Seen by Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city”
The modern hip-hop classic reflects growing up in Compton “one thousand percent.”
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Nicki Minaj, Always in Control
Author Roxane Gay profiles hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj as part of T: The New York Times Style Magazine‘s “The Greats” series, which also includes six other cover profiles: Alexander Chee on Korean director Park Chan Wook, Hanya Yanagihara on designer Dries Van Noten, Lin Manuel Miranda on lyricist Stephen Sondheim, Manohla Dargis on actor Amy […]
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While They Were Creating the Album, the Beastie Boys Were Also Creating Themselves
A look at how the Beastie Boys invented themselves with their 1992 album Check Your Head.
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A New Day Dawning: How ‘Check Your Head’ Invented the Beastie Boys
“While they were creating the album, the Beastie Boys were also creating themselves.” After Paul’s Boutique was released and viewed as a failure, the Beastie Boys had total freedom to work on their next album. The result—1992’s Check Your Head—presented their most ambitious vision yet, and allowed the trio to finally come into their own.