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Hip-hop game-changers Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z helped move the genre into the mainstream

Both men have sold millions of albums. Both have headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. And both made former president Barack Obamaâ€™s list of his favorite songs from 2017 â€” an especially meaningful achievement, perhaps, for two African American artists eager to share their political...

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15:00 on January 26 2018

Hip-hop game-changers Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z helped move the genre into the mainstream

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Both men have sold millions of albums. Both have headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. And both made former president Barack Obamaâ€™s list of his ... more info

Jay-Z Kendrick Lamar

15:00 on January 26 2018

Hip-hop game-changers Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z helped move the genre into the mainstream

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Both men have sold millions of albums. Both have headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. And both made former president Barack Obamaâ€™s list of his ... more info

Jay-Z Kendrick Lamar