How a 23-year-old rapper who refuses to sign a record deal made Grammys historyJacob Shamsian
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“All of us who were lucky enough to be in his circle were given nicknames by Q,” said Spielberg, who directed “The Color Purple” and produced the 2023 remake. “Mine was ‘Carl,’ because in 1980 when we met, my answering machine had a voice message where you heard me doing a...