Chicago’s 25 Best Musicians – a Tribute to the Cubs!
With the Chicago Cubs advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1945, djrobblog pays tribute to the Windy City with an updated countdown of the 25 greatest…
20 Strong Protest Songs (In Memory Of Brian…)
(Article updates with video links June 21, 2020). Every week I look for inspiration for my next article and, admittedly, sometimes I struggle. However, this week’s hit me like a…
Signature Songs
This week’s passing of two noteworthy artists, Percy Sledge (April 14) and Johnny Kemp (April 20) got me thinking about music artists like those two who, despite decades in the…
The “Drake Fourteen” – So Exactly When Did Rap Become Mainstream?
(Note: this is the first in a multi-part series on the evolution/devolution of rap and hip-hop over its nearly four-decade history) Many of you have read or heard by now…
A History of Black-Owned Record Labels – Part II
Last week, I wrote about how the FOX TV network drama “Empire,” a show about a fictional black-owned music company, has touched the collective nerve of a nation, particularly the…