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When Male Brazilian Rappers Went Corporate, Women Took Over the Genre

Paola Churchill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:11:55 +0000

In December 2025, Ebony walked onto the WME Awards stage, Billboard Brasil’s ceremony honoring women in music, eight years into her career, with three albums and 300 million streams under her belt, to receive a Revelation of the Year trophy. During her speech, she asked: “How much does a Black woman in rap need to

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Who is Lefty Gunplay, the Latino Rapper Featured on Kendrick Lamar’s ‘tv off’?

Jeanette Hernandez — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:06:29 +0000

Last night (Feb. 9), the Super Bowl LIX halftime show happened at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA. While there were no Latine artists confirmed to perform with Kendrick Lamar, many social media users hoped he’d invite his album’s Latine feats, which include mariachi singer Deyra Barrera and Guatemalan-Mexican-American rapper Lefty Gunplay. However, the

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10 Artists Defining the New Era of Female Brazilian Rap

Ana Clara Ribeiro — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:30:10 +0000

Just like with hip-hop in the U.S., women have always been an important yet lesser-acknowledged part of the Brazilian hip-hop scene. Since the movement started in the 1980s, female Brazilian rap has been a sub-niche of a genre that was niche itself, rap. Music by male rappers gained national momentum in the ‘90s, with the

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This Year’s Red Bull Batalla Registration is Officially Open – Here’s How to Join

Jeanette Hernandez — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:40:37 +0000

Are you your city’s most innovative freestyle rapper? Is your flow incomparable, and you’re actively searching for that next step to enhance your musical career? If this sounds like you, then you should look into Red Bull Batalla, the popular freestyle rap competition that has recently opened its registration process for this year’s battle. You

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What To Expect From the 2021 Red Bull Batalla Finals

Jeanette Diaz — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:26:30 +0000

With millions of viewers across the globe, the world of freestyle rap will take center stage this weekend for the biggest Spanish-language global competition, the International Finals for Red Bull Batalla. Marking a celebratory moment for the coveted event, the epic finale being held on December 11 will mark its astonishing 15th year and its

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Allow Stz Poetic to Reintroduce Himself with ‘Aries Rising’

Juan J. Arroyo — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:55:58 +0000

To be brief is considered in some circles to be polite. You make your entrance, say what needs to be said, and then hastily make an exit. The benefits are twofold: no one likes their time being taken up more than absolutely necessary, and no one likes to be perceived as uncourteous either. The risk

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Red Bull Batalla U.S. Finals: The Five Rappers To Not Sleep on

Felipe Maia — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:20:58 +0000

Over the past 14 years, the Red Bull Batalla grew as one of the leading global hubs for Spanish-language freestyle rapping. The event gathers artists from Spain to Nicaragua, crossing the American continent and finding talent in every street corner where a batallas de gallo occurs. This competition also includes the U.S., where the national

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At the Top of Mexico’s Rap Game, Gera MX Embraces His Roots

Felipe Maia — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:18:25 +0000

There’s only one place Mexican rapper Gera MX loves as much as the stage: the soccer field. The 26-year-old, Monterey-born artist is also a forward in a local league and proudly tells us, over a Zoom call, that his team is the first place in the current season. “Playing soccer is the thing I like

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Rapper Pop Smoke Is Dead at 20

Jenzia Burgos — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:24:21 +0000

Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke is dead. The rising drill star behind last year’s Meet the Woo mixtape is believed to have been tragically murdered in a home invasion robbery early Wednesday, February 19, according to TMZ. He was 20 years old. The “Welcome To The Party” newcomer was reportedly staying at a home in Hollywood Hills

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Cardi B Teases New Album After Scoring Spotify’s Most-Streamed Female Rap Album

Jenzia Burgos — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:11:37 +0000

More good news to seal off Cardi B‘s stellar year: Her 2018 album, Invasion of Privacy, is reportedly the most-streamed female rap album in Spotify history. According to Twitter account @chartdata, Cardi’s debut effort surpassed 2.8 billion streams on Sunday, December 29 after more than a year on the charts. It looks like these streaming numbers were

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