25 Years Later, Aaliyah Still Feels Ahead of Her Time Aaliyah 25 years later remains a powerful reminder of how much impact an artist can leave behind in a short career. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah died at just 22 years old when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Abaco Island in the […]
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Dallas Rapper Booked Into Collin County Jail Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug, whose real name is Xavier Landum, was arrested Friday, August 21, 2026, and booked into the Collin County Jail. Court and jail records cited by FOX 4 show that Landum was arrested by the Allen Police Department and faces charges of driving while intoxicated, possession
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Nearly 30 Years Later, Tupac’s Murder Case Finally Reaches a Jury The Tupac murder trial is finally underway nearly 30 years after the killing of one of hip-hop’s most influential artists. The current trial proceedings are bringing decades of allegations, interviews and evidence before a Las Vegas jury. For decades, Tupac Shakur’s death remained one
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Independent Grind Is Paying Off for Dakotah Faye Photo: courtesy of Dakotah Faye / dakotahfaye.com Dakotah Faye has been putting in work—and the independent hip-hop artist is building the kind of momentum that’s getting harder to overlook. Born Dakotah Poitra and based in Minot, North Dakota, Faye has spent years developing his music, performing across
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Five Minnesota MCs Join Forces for “Single 4 The Summer” Remix Minnesota’s MCs in hip-hop are linking up for the “Single 4 The Summer Remix,” bringing local talent together for a new summer collaboration. EssJay TheAfrocentricRatchet, Vina, Karson Blu, Lettrish Betrish, and Quita LaShae have joined forces for the “Single 4 The Summer” remix, bringing
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Fancy Ray McCloney: How a Minneapolis Original Became a Twin Cities Icon If you’ve spent enough time around Minneapolis and St. Paul, chances are you’ve seen—or at least heard of—Fancy Ray McCloney. Whether through television, local commercials, billboards, comedy or one of his trademark larger-than-life appearances, Fancy Ray has spent decades building a place for
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One of hip-hop’s biggest names is headed back to Minneapolis. J. Cole will bring The Fall-Off Tour to Target Center on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, giving Twin Cities hip-hop fans a chance to see the Grammy-winning MC live as he takes his latest album on a massive international run. The Minneapolis stop comes as Cole
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Hip-hop at 53 is a story that begins on August 11, 1973, when a back-to-school party inside a Bronx apartment building helped set in motion a culture that would eventually change music forever. Now, 53 years later, hip-hop has grown from neighborhood parties and breakbeats into a global force that has influenced music, fashion, language,
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Artist to Watch: St. Paul MC Juice Lord Is Making His Mark on the Twin Cities The Twin Cities music scene has never been short on artists with something to say. St. Paul MC Juice Lord has steadily built a body of work that makes him one of the local names worth paying attention to.
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Photo Credit:Nicolas Genin Few artists are as deeply connected to Minneapolis as Prince. Born and raised in the city, Prince helped transform Minnesota’s music scene and introduced the world to a sound that would become known as the Minneapolis Sound. Blending funk, R&B, rock, pop and electronic music, his influence stretched far beyond the Twin
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