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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 Year’s Best Rap Album Wants To Take You To The Future

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Vince Staples Gets Lost In His Own Show

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Roger Goodell, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter attend Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

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50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?

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How Did Hip-Hop Media Get So Bad?

NEW ORLEANS - JULY 03: Musician David Jude Jolicoeur better known as Trugoy of De La Soul performs at the 2010 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2010 Essence Music Festival – Day 2

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‘Dave’ Is Too Sad To Redeem Lil Dicky

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Rapper MF DOOM performs at a benefit concert for the Rhino Foundation at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield on June 28, 2005 in New York City.

Marc Ecko Hosts Central Park Concert To Help Endangered Rhinos

The Infinite Gifts Of MF Doom

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