Vanilla Ice is throwing a Fourth of July concert in Texas…well, because he can.
(July 2, 2020). I’m not a comedian by any stretch of the imagination, but the jokes just write themselves for this article. To start, it was reported on July 1…
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When the smoke clears: These ten tracks – new and old – by J. Cole, Lil Baby, others reflect today’s times the best…
(June 17, 2020). Like the late Nina Simone once famously said, “an artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” I initially wrote a really long intro to this piece. It…
Chart drama: Tekashi 6ix9ine’s beef with Billboard; what he got right (and wrong)
(May 22, 2020). Earlier this week when Billboard announced the new No. 1 song in America (the duet “Stuck With U” by pop superstars Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande), the…
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The Rainbow of Rap – a look at Hip-Hop’s growing ethnic diversity at the top
(May 17, 2020). In what was once considered mainly a domain for African-American men, could rap and hip-hop actually be the most diverse genre in popular music today? With this…
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Blasphemy? Drake’s clever No. 1 grab ‘slides’ him into elite company with two R&B legends…
(April 17, 2020). Earlier this week, it was announced that the ubiquitous Canadian rapper Drake got his first No. 1 single of the new decade (and his seventh overall) on…