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Through sampling, hip-hop has the power to bring old music to new years, helping music to evolve while paying respects to the artists that came before.
Hip-hop has always been politically charged, but with racial and social divisions becoming ever more fractured, conscious hip-hop is making a return.
'Creed II', the latest installment in the legendary Rocky saga - starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone.
Unafraid to speak up against injustice, the best protest songs take on the issues of their day, but transcend their eras to speak to future generations.
Reflecting and commenting on the world around them, the most gifted and charismatic MCs have taken the politics of hip-hop into the mainstream.
A song doesn’t have to have a message in order to change society. Race relations, gender equality and identity politics have all been shaped by music.
The new video has been directed by Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar film-maker Dave Meyers.
Since Kendrick Lamar unleashed Good Kid, mAAd City in 2012, the album not only holds a place in the hip-hop cannon but it shifted the culture.
'Tha Carter V' features rapping from Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and Snoop Dogg, singing from Nicki Minaj, Ashanti and Nivea, and vocals from the late XXXTentacion.
The new visual follows on from the video for 'Fall', which featured Justin Vernon.
Interpolations on the album include Kendrick Lamar’s 'Humble,' and L.L. Cool J’s ‘I’m Bad.’
Broadcast live from NYC's Radio City Music Hall, the event also featured live performances from Ariana Grande and Aerosmith with Post Malone.
The two legs of the band's European tour saw them sell more than 1.5 million tickets for 28 sellout shows.
The event will also feature a performance from Jennifer Lopez, who is set to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Other new members from the music world include Prince & The Revolution's Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin, Sufjan Stevens and German pianist Hauschka.
