R. Kelly

After years of ‘bubbling under,’ some rap acts, including Jay-Z, Master P and Outkast, broke through in spectacular fashion

Bringing up lynchings in these cases is profiting off the very real horrors inflicted on black people

Quiet storm and slow-moving songs about the urgency of love are fading from view, but they’re not gone yet

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On the role of race in mishandling R. Kelly’s trial, victim-shaming on social media and Master P’s comments

‘The Boondocks’ creator speaks up about being back in the cultural conversation

As with Bill Cosby, we can’t let the excuse of saving black men keep us from doing what’s right

Celeb culture is and always has been insane, but this week is just surreal

POTUS bickers with Gold Star widow

BuzzFeed publishes more on R. Kelly

The Week That Was July 17-21