We Rock the Mic: The Many Sounds of Hip-Hop ???? Meaning in Music

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Is it country or is it hip-hop? The burning question confronted critics when the breakout hit ‘Old Town Road’ by Lil Nas X hit the airwaves. And as new artists willing to blend sounds and blur genres emerge, not everyone is happy. From labels to award shows to a handful of purists, change is jarring. But in this “genre-less” era of social media and tech, the power to innovate and create now lies with the artist, not the institution. And even a genre as established as hip-hop may not be resistant to the forces of change.

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