Sidney Madden
Stories
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Music
Songs that make the movies and vice versa
There are some songs that are synonymous with - or are perhaps more famous than - the movies they accompany.
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Music
Almost a year after the battle, Kendrick Lamar has won the war
The Compton rapper fashioned the Super Bowl halftime show as his victory lap, taking the culture to new heights and his pettiness to new lows.
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Remembering Atlanta rapper and producer DJ Unk, dead at 43
A cornerstone of mid-2000s Atlanta rap has died. DJ Unk passed away over the weekend at the age of 43. The Atlanta rapper, producer and DJ helped launch snap music into the mainstream.
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Drake sues his record label over Kendrick Lamar beef
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NPR Music's Sidney Madden about rapper Drake's new lawsuit against his record label, Universal Music Group.
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Music
What exactly is driving the conspiracy theories about Sean 'Diddy' Combs?
A growing list of lawsuits, shadowy figures, a splintered media environment and prejudice toward hip-hop make Diddy's downfall the "perfect storm."
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National
Jay-Z is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in a complaint filed in a civil lawsuit
Jay-Z was accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl, allegedly along with Sean "Diddy" Combs, in 2000, according to a civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday.
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Music
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting minors in two new lawsuits
Two more lawsuits have been filed against the hip-hop mogul, alleging that, in separate incidents, he groomed and coerced 10- and 17-year-old boys.
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Music
Sean Combs accused of impregnating, threatening woman in new assault lawsuit
In the 12th lawsuit filed against the hip-hop mogul since last November, an unnamed victim alleges that Sean Combs coerced her into sex, impregnated her, then threatened her into silence.
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National
Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new allegations in lawsuit
A lawsuit has been brought against Sean "Diddy" Combs following a federal indictment charging the rap mogul with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
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Music
New lawsuit accuses Sean Combs of rape, recording assault later distributed as porn
Thalia Graves alleges Combs and his bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, raped her, recorded the attack without her knowledge and later distributed the video as pornography in the 11th suit against him.
