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Cape Town comes alive this weekend with soulful rhythms, powerhouse vocals, and laughs that put the audience in the spotlight.

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Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

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In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

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A couple years ago, the Kennedy Center (before the name change and subsequent performance cancellations) put a spotlight on ...