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‘8 Nuclear Bombs Straight to the Head’: 50’s Diddy Doc is a Big Blow, But Questions Remain DJROBBLOG’s Take on 50 Cent’s Diddy Documentary: Explosive Claims, Unanswered Questions, and a Hip-Hop Reckoning (December 4,Read More

Tribute to the late Chubby, Pooch, and Ralph Tavares — and the Obscure Favorite on which They All Sang Lead Antone Lee “Chubby” Tavares passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.  He was 80. (December 3, 2025) – In early 1980, whileRead More

Music Jeopardy 30: Between Elphaba and Glinda: Name These Movie Songs That Fall Alphabetically Between Wicked’s Two Witches (December 2, 2025) – Welcome to the 30th edition of Music Jeopardy!  As always, the blog provides the clues… and you provide theRead More

Move Over, ‘Atomic Dog’: Leon Thomas’ ‘Mutt’ Is the New King of the R&B Kennel; Now It’s Aiming for Pop’s Top Dog 2025 Was the Year of the “Mutt” — And Now It’s the R&B Charts’ All-Time Top Dog (December 1, 2025) – The next Chinese YRead More

From Thanksgiving to Christmas: The Surprising Chart Pattern Linking All Four Beatles The Beatles Never Had No. 1s with Christmas Songs, But That Didn’t Stop All Four From Topping The Charts During The HRead More

Music Jeopardy 29: Giving Thanks for These Hits!  We Provide the Clues, You Give the Responses. (November 25, 2025) – Music Jeopardy is back!  After a four week hiatus, DJROBBLOG is presenting this special holiday edition oRead More

Mariah and Taylor Are One Chart Move Away From a Rare Billboard Record (November 25, 2025) – A familiar chart battle is brewing this holiday season—one we’ve witnessed before, yet never with staRead More

Why The Time’s Funkiest Drum Track Wasn’t His—But the Legacy Still Was: A Tribute to Jellybean Johnson The Story Behind ‘777-9311’ and the Drum Legend Who Didn’t Play It: Remembering Jellybean Johnson, who died suddenly at the age oRead More

Why Billboard Won’t Allow This AI Hit on the Hot 100 — Even Though It Earned the Points; Hear it Here… (November 20, 2025) – The new Hot 100 was released on Wednesday, November 18 (a day later than normal for reasonsRead More

R.I.P. to the Penny — 12 Times the Oldest U.S. Currency Was Famously Immortalized in Music The U.S. just produced its final penny — so I rounded up 12 iconic songs that immortalized America’s humblest coiRead More

Why Michael Jackson’s Most Criticized ‘Thriller’ Single Was Actually a Marketing Masterstroke Michael’s duet with Paul McCartney is one of his least loved singles, but it was a marketing stroke of genius. (November 13, 2Read More

These Are the 15 Hip-Hop Acts in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and Here Are Who We Predict Will Be the Next 15 OutKast and Salt-N-Pepa just joined music’s hallowed club.  We list the current fifteen inductees — and predict the next fifteRead More

The ‘Michael’ Trailer is Out; I Loved MJ, I Dislike Biopics.  Why This One May Not Change Either Fact (November 8, 2025) — The teaser for Michael dropped Thursday (Nov. 6), and with it came a wave of renewed euphoria around MicRead More

Was Rap’s Absence from the Top 40 After 35 Years a Sign of a Broader Cultural Shift? Megan Thee Stallion may have rescued rap from a brief Top-40 blackout—but hip-hop’s troubles run deeper. (November 7, 202Read More

The Zen of David Byrne: A Halloween Night Where Talking Heads Met Talking Hands A Spirit Dance in Orange (November 4, 2025) – While most of Chicago’s costumed revelers were haunting bars and parties on HRead More

(August 22, 2021).  And you thought that Barry Manilow being preceded on the same stage by rapper Polo G would be the biggest meme coming out of Saturday’s (Aug. 21) half-successful attempt to conduct a music fes […]