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Saved from ’70s obscurity by hip-hop, Cymande’s Steve Scipio explains what’s different today
After Cymande disbanded in the ‘70s, cratediggers got hold of your records and sampled them, which played a huge part in launching hip-hop. Where would Cymande be if not for that? “There was a ...
The Super-Sampled Band Cymande Made Funk With a Message. It’s Back.
The British group with Caribbean roots stopped performing in 1974. Its slow-rolling comeback is realized on Friday with a new album, “Renascence.” ...
Salon spoke to a hip-hop expert about the complexities of identity and politics within the genre
Flash forward to Jan. 18., the rapper, who called people "stupid motherf**kers" for voting for Trump, headlined an inauguration event called the Crypto Ball where he, along with Rick Ross and Soulja ...