2019 Was Near Unanimously The Year Of DaBaby
As far as hip-hop is concerned, 2019 was near unanimously the year of DaBaby. The Charlotte MC turned himself into...
Lil Tjay: The Bronx-Born MC Leans Deeply Into The Sound Of Modern-Day NYC With “State Of Emergency”
If you’re under the impression that New York City’s interpretation of drill music is all teeth-gnashing and chest-beating, that’s only...
The 1950s queer black performers who inspired Little Richard
Since Little Richard died on May 9, he’s been rightly celebrated as one of the most exciting and influential performers...
How Little Richard helped launch the Beatles
“The Girl Can’t Help It” is a 1956 film by Frank Tashlin about a young woman, played by Jayne Mansfield,...
A-lop-bam-boom: Little Richard’s saucy style underpins today’s hits
Little Richard was washing dishes at a Greyhound bus station in Macon, Georgia when he wrote Tutti Frutti, Good Golly...
Dua Lipa 2019 Grammy Award Winner For Best New Artist
Dua Lipa is an English singer, songwriter and model. After working as a model, she signed with Warner Music Group...
Kiana Ledé’s Debut Album KIKI A Document Of Millennial Love
Language has always been a reliable indicator of time, as slang and turns of phrase become defining features of a...
Jadakiss: Tribute To Ignatius “Icepick” Jackson
When the rapping concludes toward the end of the first song on Ignatius, “Pearly Gates,” Jadakiss begins speaking. “Icepick Jay...
Miranda Lambert: On Her Seventh Solo Album
In the middle of writing her seventh album Wildcard, Miranda Lambert hit pause. “I took the first long stretch I’ve...
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Artist 2.0 “It’s Straight Street”
According to A Boogie wit da Hoodie, 2018’s Hoodie SZN album—which broke the naming convention of 2016’s Artist, 2017’s The...