As it celebrates its 50th birthday, hip-hop is a global phenomenon. But to map the music's true impact, you have to look closer. Stream the playlist via Spotify or YouTube. As it celebrates its 50th ...

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It’s no coincidence that the two songs tied for most weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 toe the line between country and rap. Lil Nas X set the record with his Billy Ray Cyrus-featuring “Old Town Road” ...

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Snoop Dogg’s “My Medicine” is the goofiest, most engaging novelty song on an album full of goofy, engaging novelty songs. It’s his country song, and it’s every bit as ridiculous as that description ...

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Dax, a Nigerian-Canadian poet and rapper, calls from a phone number with a Wichita, Kansas, area code to speak with The Tennessean about his outsider-to-insider rise in country music's mainstream.