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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Israel Daramola

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Music

What Is An Industry Plant Anyway?

Dave McKenna

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John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page from rock group Led Zeppelin perform live on stage at Earls Court in London on 24th May 1975. The image is in black and white; the Defector Music Club badge, at upper right, is not.

Led Zeppelin Live In London

Defector Music Club Is Getting The Led Out

Rolling Loud California 2025

Playboi Carti Goes Big Game Hunting

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To Live And Age In Rap Music

Conan O'Brien on stage hosting the Oscars.

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Arts And Culture

Society Can’t Quit The Oscars

Steph Curry dribbling the ball in a game against the Orlando Magic.

Golden State Warriors v Orlando Magic

Steph Curry Still Has The Nuclear Button

West & Trump In The White House

How Donald Trump Won Rap Back

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 28: Cash Cobain and Bay Swag attend Funk Flex Winter Fest on December 28, 2024 in New York City. Cobain is wearing a Yankees cap and sunglasses. He has a beard that's short and hit shis chin. He's in a blue hoodie. Bay Wag is wearing a big gold chain, sunglasses, a baseball hat, a very diamond-encrusted watch, and holding a plastic bottle of water in one hand and a microphone in the other

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Listening Habits

How Do You Make Sex And Party Music For An Era Uninterested In Both?

Kendrick Lamar performs at the Super Bowl

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Kendrick Lamar Did The Super Bowl Halftime Show His Way

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Patrick Redford

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Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken &amp; Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California.

The Pop Out ‚Äì Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch

Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Travels Back To M.A.A.D City

Minnesota Timberwolves v Dallas Mavericks

No But Seriously, Why Did The Mavericks Trade Luka?

Terry Rozier dribbles a ball as a Charlotte Hornet.

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Terry Rozier Is The Latest Player Implicated In Illegal Sports Betting Scheme

Winter Scenes In Tokyo After Government Approved Economic Package

Politics

We Need To Get Off The Internet

Golden State Warriors v Detroit Pistons

Draymond Green Is Still Only Sorta Sorry About Punching Jordan Poole

College Football

Ohio State’s Comeback Tour Ends With A Championship

David Lynch Was The Artist of Our Time

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 02 CFP Quarterfinal Allstate Sugar Bowl – Notre Dame vs Georgia

Burying The SEC Feels Too Good To Be Wrong

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – Texas v Arizona State

Arizona State Showed Us How Good The 12-Team Playoff Can Be

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‘Babygirl’ Wants To Know Your Fantasy

CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 15: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on during the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field on December 15, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Kansas City Chiefs v Cleveland Browns

Even With Patrick Mahomes’s Injury, The Chiefs Feel Inevitable

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 01 CFP Semifinal – Allstate Sugar Bowl – Texas vs Washington

We Finally Have Our College Football Playoff

Green Bay Packers v Detroit Lions

The Lions Will Live Or Die Off Chance

Michigan Wolverines defensive back Rod Moore (9) walks on the field holding a Michigan flag with his teammates after the game against the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 30, 2024, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH.