LiAngelo Ball’s ‘Tweaker’ Is a Sign of Where Rap Might Be Heading
The former NBA player has one of the hottest songs in the country and reportedly just signed a deal with Def Jam ...
Cutting Crew's Nick Van Eede on (I Just) Died In Your Arms, gangster rap and Tanzanian bandits
With one of rock music’s most iconic power ballads, (I Just) Died In Your Arms, Cutting Crew topped the chart in several countries in 1986, including the US. As they prepare to celebrate their 40th ...
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Today in Hip-Hop History: DJ Quik Dropped Debut Album ‘Quik Is The Name’ 33 Years Ago
DJ Quik Dropped Debut Album 'Quik Is The Name' 33 Years Ago DJ Quik Dropped Debut 'Quik Is The Name' 33 Years Ago ...
Kendrick Lamar is poised to remain hip hop’s reigning monarch in 2025
Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’ amid his feud with Drake has been named by several music critics as the song of 2024.
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The Outsized Influence of De La Soul
Also: Ronald K. Brown’s “Grace” and its sequel; the Broadway comedy “All In,” reviewed; the Philadelphia Orchestra’s study of ...
Internet voyeurism has drilled a hole in the soul of rap
Perhaps as young men’s lives become more passive and alienated, being a spectator to violence and death provides a frisson of ...
Man charged in Tupac Shakur killing files motion to dismiss the case
An ex-gang leader is filing to dismiss all the charges against him in the killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur ...
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4 Times 90s Soundtracks Were (Arguably) Better Than the Movies They Were In
These 90s film soundtracks were arguably better than the movies they were made for, and we still can't stop listening to them.
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Yacht rock: Inside the appeal and repulsion of ‘70s SoCal music
In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.