DAMN. Should We Really Be Celebrating Kendrick?
Kendrick Lamar, this generation’s hip-hop idol and critics’ darling, just dropped his fourth full album, DAMN., the official follow-up to his classic To Pimp A Butterfly (with the 2016 set…
Aretha’s 50 Greatest Crown Jewels – And Why She’s Still The Queen
(Note: Originally published April 3, 2017. At the end of this article is a special countdown ranking Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin’s 50 Greatest Songs.) When it comes to royalty,…
Chuck Berry (1926-2017): Four Songs (in Four Years) That Shaped Rock and Roll – A Tribute to The Father of it All
Ask any of rock’s greatest living legends who influenced other great rock legends – people like Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney of the Beatles or Brian Wilson…
Sister Sledge’s Joni Sledge (1956 – 2017) – Lost in Music…Second Fiddle to None
Joni Sledge was the second-oldest (behind Debbie) of the four sisters who formed the ’70s and ’80s R&B/Disco group Sister Sledge. She also sang lead on the second-most of their…
March 9, 1997 – 20 Years Later…Remembering Biggie and His Greatest Flows!
Note: A special djrobblog countdown of Biggie’s 25 Greatest Joints (including his collabos with others) is at the bottom of this article. I also paid tribute to the late Tupac…