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Hip-Hop Needs an Intervention

Por: The Atlantic Opinion November 16, 2022

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The regularity of these killings has us concerned and thinking, Who’s next?   and Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic; Prince Williams / GettyNovember 15, 2022, 2:45 PM ETAs told to Jenisha Watts; edited for length and clarity.In the 1990s, hip-hop had a shocking moment with the loss of Christopher Wallace (Biggie Smalls) and Tupac Shakur—both shot to death in the street within six months. We carried that trauma for years. Biggie was an... + full article



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