“We knew that when Teddy Pendergrass said, ‘Turn off the Lights,’ he meant go bed. And when Marvin Gaye said, ‘Let’s get it on,’ we all knew he meant go to work.” Of course, Teddy and Marvin’s ...

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Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. Cassie Ventura is not the first survivor of hip-hop’s abuse. Unfortunately, she will not be the last. In the months since Ventura ...