A$AP Rocky
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Hip-hop's iconic images and the stories behind them – in picturesVikki Tobak spoke to the people behind classic hip-hop portraits, from Salt-N-Pepa to Jay-ZGallery
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Tracks of the week reviewed: Tove Lo, A$AP Rocky, Smashing PumpkinsTove Lo gets graphic, A$AP Rocky ropes in a grime elder statesman, and Billy Corgan returns with a squelch
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Dua Lipa’s New Rules: a perfect slice of summer popAlso this week: Lana Del Rey goes dark and downbeat, while Rag’n’Bone Man aims for Radio X
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Kylie Jenner's bathroom selfie and Diddy’s stairway nap: power moves at the Met Gala 2017Engineering the perfect red-carpet arrival is no longer enough to truly win at this annual ball – but guests have found plenty more audacious ways to pull rank
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From DJ Screw to Moonlight: the unlikely comeback of chopped and screwedThe 90s hip-hop technique has found itself more popular than ever thanks to Drake, The Weeknd and the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated movie
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Clara Amfo: ‘No one could ever accuse Björk of being mediocre’The Radio 1 presenter and DJ empties the contents of her psychic record bag
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4 out of 5 stars.
A$AP Ferg: Always Strive and Prosper review – more than just Rocky's supporting manAlexis Petridis's album of the week A$AP Ferg: Always Strive and Prosper review – more than just Rocky's supporting man
4 out of 5 stars.He may seem destined to stay stuck in the role of doughty lieutenant to his chart-topping A$AP teammate, but Ferg deserves his time in the spotlight
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The playlist: hip-hop – Junglepussy, Wiki, Tink and moreJunglepussy’s free album could be one of 2015’s best, Wiki unleashes a track from Lil Me, Tink kicks you to the kerb and A$AP Rocky’s out to lunch -
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Vince Staples: 'I started gangbanging because I wanted to kill people’A member of the Crips in his teenage years, the reformed California rapper now spends his time stripping the glamour from gang culture. He wishes the media would do the same -
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How rap got weirdThe gap between pop-rap and ‘real’ hip-hop is closing, thanks to the hook-filled megahits of Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd and tutu-wearing Young Thug -
Rock and pop: the biggest albums and tours of autumn 2015Adele’s back with a follow-up to the biggest-selling album of the 21st century, and it’s the last days of One Direction – while A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa and Giorgio Moroder (in DJ mode) hit the road
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On my radar: actor Greta Gerwig’s cultural highlightsThe mumblecore star on Colm Tóibín’s writing about poetry, the surprising allure of Peaky Blinders and the restoration of Satyajit Ray’s cinema classics
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A$AP Rocky: Testing review – twisted pretty-boy cranks up the weirdness
3 out of 5 stars.