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Why Is This Beat-Up Guitar Worth $6 Million?

The market for a piece of music history — from Kurt Cobain's Unplugged acoustic to Notorious B.I.G.'s plastic crown — has skyrocketed in the past decade, revealing a murkier side of the collectibles industry

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Kim Porter’s Dad Breaks Silence After Sean Combs Attack Video: ‘Despicable’

"I was disgusted with the video, and I wouldn’t treat my enemy like that," says Jake Porter

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‘It Was All a Dream’ Shows the Early Days of Hip-Hop — Warts and All

Filmmaker dream hampton discusses the old footage she’d found of Biggie, Snoop, Diddy, Lil’ Kim and more — and assembling it into a stunning fly-on-the wall documentary of rap's Nineties heyday

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Bad Boy for Life: Sean Combs’ History of Violence

For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was hip-hop’s boisterous showman. Now, dozens of former friends, employees, and Bad Boy artists allege an abusive, menacing figure behind the facade

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How Food Critic Keith Lee Went From MMA Fighter to TikTok Star

He has 16 million followers and can turn a restaurant around with a single TikTok — just don’t tell him he’s famous 

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Alabama’s War on Women

Anti-abortion activists have sought full legal rights for embryos since the Seventies. Alabamians are learning the true cost of that fight

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Cardi B on Proving Her Greatness: ‘I’m That Bitch, and Y’all Fucking Know It’

She’s on a mission to cement her legacy while handling the pressures of marriage, motherhood, and following up a classic debut

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The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time


More than 250 artists, writers, and industry figures helped us choose a list full of historic favorites, world-changing anthems, and new classics

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