R.I.P. MF DOOM, the truest example of an underground hip-hop superstar…
(January 2, 2020). As this is a blog site that mostly covers musicians who thrive on commercial success and topping the Billboard charts, the late MF DOOM, born Daniel Dumile…
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Eminem album at No. 3, but a quirk keeps his No. 1 streak alive; Hip-hop albums experience longest No. 1 drought in FIVE years!
(December 27, 2020). The year 2020 hasn’t yet ended, but hip-hop music will likely top all other genres in consumption percentage for the fourth year in a row when the…
R.I.P. Ecstasy: A Dozen Whodini Classics that Changed Hip-Hop Forever
(December 24, 2020). As if we needed any more reminders of the devastating year 2020 has been, Wednesday brought the news of yet another huge loss in the world of…
Year in Review: Every No. 1 Hot 100 song in 2020 made chart history! Here are the facts and figures on each one…
(December 21, 2020). Twenty-twenty was an extraordinary year for many (obvious) reasons, some good but most of which we’d like to forget. The music business wasn’t immune to 2020’s merciless…
Date shift may make Jay-Z a lock for next Rock Hall of Fame class; should join Tupac and Biggie as 3rd solo rapper there…
(December 6, 2020). Usually every year around this time, we learn the names of the next class of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But as with…