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    Grammys rap categories wrestle with untimely deaths and the SoundCloud scene

    by August Brown, Los Angeles Times Dec 07, 2018 3 minutes

    The rap categories for the 2019 Grammy nominations are full of a number of the usual, laudable contenders (Kendrick Lamar, Drake) as well as worthy ascendant acts (Cardi B, Travis Scott). What they lack, notably, is much representation from the wilds of streaming service SoundCloud and the young, often troubled stars who redefined the genre for young fans on the internet.

    Call it a generation gap or a values question. But no other genre

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