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Jaÿ-Z is taking a deep dive into his three-decade career in an eight-part documentary series alongside legendary producer Rick Rubin.The first two episodes premiered on HBO last Friday (Sept. 18), with two new episodes arriving weekly from there. The series revisits more than 25 songs from Hov's catalog, using each track as a lens to explore his lyrics, personal experiences and evolution as an artist.Among the biggest revelations is that […]

Loss has a way of hitting the culture all at once, and this year hip-hop has had to say goodbye to a number of influential names who helped shape its sound and history.At the top of the year on Jan. 30, legendary Swisha House co-founder DJ Michael "5000" Watts passed away at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, at the age of 52. According to his family, Watts […]