Bad Boy for Life… and a Pardon to Match? The Hypothetical Endgame of Diddy’s Trial
Bad Boy Meets MAGA? What a Trump Pardon of Diddy Would Really Mean (May 6, 2025). Let’s fast-forward past this season’s courtroom drama and jump right to the end of…
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Tour Mates SZA and Kendrick Lamar Just Pulled Off a Billboard 200 First!
(April 28, 2025). With the return of SZA’s blockbuster album SOS to No. 1 (from No. 3 last week) on the new Billboard 200 chart dated May 3, and with…
Billboard’s Ranking of the 25 ‘Best Female Rappers’ List Forgot the First Ones to Do It—And That’s a Problem
Not to Mention the Poor Timing! (April 12, 2025). Earlier this week, Billboard released its compilation of the “25 Best Female Rappers of All Time.” It was the work of…
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Will Smith’s Rap Comeback: 20 Years, One Album, Zero Billboard Charts
The Album Will Smith Didn’t Want You to Ignore — But You Did (April 11, 2025). Once upon a time, the embattled Hollywood superstar Will Smith was the beloved Fresh…
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Black Women in Today’s Music Industry: Good Enough to Twerk, Not Enough T’Work?
(March 22, 2025). In a month where women’s history is being celebrated, it’s worth noting that, while women have made strides in the entertainment side of the music industry, the…