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Kanye West at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and Taylor Swift at the 2019 iHeart Radio Awards. Both have recently spoken against industry contracts/ David Shankbone and Glenn Francis, respectively

Power behind the voice: The long history of mismanagement in the music industry

Julia Donohue , Managing Editor
September 17, 2020
(Julio Enriquez/Wikimedia Commons)

Hip-Hop MVPs of the decade: 2016 and 2017

Jonathan Kermah, Co-editor in Chief
December 29, 2019
2 Chainz's

2 Chainz’s “Rap or go to the League” is a Slam Dunk

Trevor Wilson, Assistant Entertainment Editor
March 10, 2019
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6ix9ine, SoundCloud rap and the destruction of a platform

Trevor Wilson , Writer
December 6, 2018
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Lil Wayne ‘Tha Carter V’ tracks ranked worst to best

Jonathan Kermah, Entertainment Editor
October 8, 2018
(Photographer/Noname album art)

Rapper Noname addresses tough topics in her music

Jaylene Lopez, Contributor
October 20, 2016
UMass Dhadak to open for Hoodie, Chance, and Timeflies

UMass Dhadak to open for Hoodie, Chance, and Timeflies

Katie Bowler, Campus Editor
April 16, 2015
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