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Rapper Boss, One of the First Women Signed to Def Jam Recordings, Dies at 54

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Boss, the Detroit rapper who became one of the first women to sign to Def Jam Recordings, has died of kidney failure, The Detroit News reports, citing a family spokesperson. The musician had been crowdfunding treatment for renal disease after a major stroke and seizure in 2017, according to a GoFundMe page. Boss was 54 … Read more

Yasiin Bey, AKA Mos Def, Says Drake’s Music Isn’t Real Hip Hop

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Play video content The Cutting Room Floor Drake’s music might technically be considered “rap” if you had to throw it in a genre bin — but Yasiin Bey (aka, Mos Def) says it ain’t pure hip hop as far as he’s considered. The legendary MC recently sat down for an interview on “The Cutting Room … Read more