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Chris Richards has been The Washington Post's pop music critic since 2009.—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 Among those attending were staff and supporters, including the rapper Forgiato Blow and former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn.—Will Weissert, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024 Among them are psychedelic soul band Black Pumas; 10-time Grammy winner Chaka Khan; rapper Big Boi; New Orleans trombonist and trumpeter Trombone Shorty; five-time Grammy winning jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding; funk group Lettuce; jazz singer Samara Joy and St. Louis rapper Chingy.—The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2024 Presale tickets for the rapper’s Insano World tour are available in North America on March 12 at 10 a.m., while general ticket sales begin on March 15 at 10 a.m. local time.—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024 Lil Tecca: The rising-star rapper, who hails from Queens and (later) Long Island, has had three albums and one mixtape make it into the top 20 of the Billboard 200.—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 Sure, his rapper Saigon almost blew up, but even with his own gig, Turtle will always be our Best Supporting Slacker.—Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 Just check the Puerto Rican rapper’s stats on Spotify for proof.—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
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