Guest columnist and University of Iowa grad, Elizabeth Kuster, reflects on Dexter King's underappreciated musical ode.

TruArtSpeak brings new hip-hop program to the Children’s Museum; art shanties return to Lake Harriet; a brewery book fair in Minneapolis and Congolese music at St. Paul’s Como Zoo conservatory.

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Tupac Shakur's earliest demo tape and handwritten lyrics from his Born Busy days are now up for auction thanks to longtime friend and collaborator Ge-ology.

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The Minnesota Vikings were without Jordan Addison for the first three weeks this season. He was suspended due to a DUI charge ...

If the logline of “abrasive, ultra-political, Gaelic language rap” doesn’t ring any bells, don’t worry, you’re not alone.