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Pop star Azealia Banks enters the ring in the rap battle romance “Love Beats Rhymes” veiled in black with a microphone, a dead rose and a coffin. Her character Coco Ford, a struggling New York singer, ...

Rhyme thrives at both poles of literature. It is the material of a greeting card—“Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so are you”—and the high-tragic language of Racine. Rhyme ...

Azealia Banks plays an aspiring rapper in 'Love Beats Rhymes,' a romantic drama directed by Wu-Tang Clan co-founder RZA. By Frank Scheck Wu-Tang Clan co-founder RZA makes a sharp stylistic departure ...