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Jeff Ihaza

www.rollingstone.com
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articles (90 days)

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Kendrick Heats Up and Four Other Takeaways From Baby Keem’s ‘Ca$ino’
Keem doubles down on tight construction and big swings, using the “casino” idea to frame fame, family, and volatility
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North West Was Born To Be a Star
With her new single "Piercing on my Hand," as well as a possible fashion line on the horizon, Hollywood's new nepo baby era has arrived. Thankfully, the music is pretty good
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2016 Was the End of the Monoculture. No Wonder Everyone Wants to Go Back
The recent fascination with the trends of a decade ago is the collective mourning of a once-shared reality
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Esdeekid’s New York Debut Was Proof That He’s More Than a Viral Sensation
The mysterious U.K. rap phenomenon's New York concert found millennials and Gen Z alike enthralled by a emergent rap subculture
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Travis Scott to Pusha T: ‘If You Gotta Drop Trav Name for the Rollout, So Be It’
Addressing Drake, Pharrell, and the “Meltdown” verse, Scott calls Pusha T’s version of events “crazy”
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After ‘Marty Supreme’, Tyler, the Creator’s 2025 Run Feels Untouchable
Tyler’s standout performance in Josh Safdie’s film, followed by a surprise freestyle, capped a year defined by creative control and surprising range.
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21 Savage Says ‘F*ck the Streets.’ The Rap World Isn’t So Sure
After calling for peace between Young Thug and Gunna, 21 Savage ignited a broader debate about street codes, snitching, branding, and whether rap’s old moral frameworks still matter in 2025.
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50 Cent and Drake Celebrate Ebro Darden’s Hot 97 Exit in Rap Media’s Latest Shakeup
The end of Ebro in the Morning reignited long-running rap feuds and exposed deeper tensions about radio, relevance, and control in hip-hop media
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Joe Budden: ‘I Still Buy My Music’
After a marquee year for The Joe Budden Podcast, the entrepreneur and host opens up about lessons from the music industry and his quest for independence on The Rolling Stone Interview
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Ferg on ‘Flip Phone Shorty’, Working With Lex Luger, and His New Life as a Visual Artist
The Harlem rapper talks his seventh studio album, the blog era that shaped him, and selling paintings at Art Basel.
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‘Everybody Ain’t Good, Nephew’: Erick Sermon Speaks His Mind
As he rolls out his Dynamic Duos album series, the EPMD legend opens up about aging gracefully in rap, turning down generative AI, and the industry’s pay-to-play culture.
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‘South Park’ Takes on Pete Hegseth’s Department of War in New Thanksgiving-Themed Episode
The Trump Administration's Secretary of War is recast as an overeager content creator who mistakes a 5K race for an Antifa uprising
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Mavi on ‘The Pilot,’ Sobriety and Becoming One of Rap’s Most Intentional Voices
The Charlotte rapper explains the making of The Pilot, his decision to quit drinking, the Afrofuturist vision of First In Flight and why Black community work drives his next era
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