The question no one is raising about the beatdown of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine last week
(March 27, 2023). The rap world isn’t shedding many tears for the beatdown that one of its own took last week at an LA Fitness gym bathroom in South Florida.…
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Trump reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s digital songs chart—while a first—is not that impressive. Here’s why.
(March 22, 2023). It turns out being arrested—if it happens—won’t be the only first that former president Donald J. Trump can claim this week. The “song” he recorded in collaboration…
The surprisingly low-key way Billboard covered Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1977 plane crash (and how I never whiffed this 45-year-old ‘Smell’ of theirs until now!)
(March 7, 2023). Admittedly, I’m not a guy you’d see in line to catch the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert. Something about a bunch of strung-out white…
Self-described rustic Morgan Wallen ‘thought you should know’… he’s beaten cancellation
(March 4, 2023). On Friday (Mar. 3), I listened to country superstar Morgan Wallen’s new album One Thing At A Time. As a music blogger who planned to cover this…
Billboard and Vibe magazines rank the 50 greatest hip-hop MCs ever: here are the results and the blog’s take (did they get it right?)
(February 13, 2023). The celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary is fully underway as various institutions commemorate the milestone this year. First, the Grammys celebrated last Sunday (Feb. 5) with a…