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It Takes Two rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop to the mainstream, dead at 59

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ …

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Only 1 member of Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap barred from entering Canada: Immigration Department

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Immigration Department has banned only one member of the controversial Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap from entering Canada, it told CBC News in a statement, contradicting a …

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Irv Gotti, hip-hop producer and co-founder of Murder, Inc., dead at 54

Irv Gotti — the music producer who co-founded hip-hop label Murder, Inc., and signed stars such as Ja Rule, Ashanti and Lloyd — has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, Murder, Inc.’s parent label, confirmed Gotti’s death in a post on social media late Wednesday night.  “His contributions at Def Jam, as both an A&R …

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