Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. Is Now Platinum Using the OLD Math
In the 21st century, a platinum certification for an album still means that a million units were consumed. It’s just that a million “units” doesn’t necessarily mean that a million…
XXXTentacion: The Genre-Bending Artist Keeps It Short – Like Really Short
Short and sweet, or maybe not-so-sweet, may be the wave of the future in today’s music industry. The No. 1 album in the U.S. this week is by rapper/singer XXXTentacion…
How the 2018 Grammys P-O’d Rap Fans, Rock Fans, Women, and Donald Trump…All In One Night!
They may seem like strange bedfellows to many, but by the end of Sunday’s Grammy telecast, fans of rock music, rap music fans, women and the president – yes, POTUS…
How Should Hip-Hop/R&B Fans REALLY Feel About This Year’s Grammys?
It took 60 years, but the 2018 Grammy Awards, which aired Sunday night on CBS, appeared to have finally given hip-hop and R&B fans something to write home about. Or…
The Hip-Hop Era: Disco’s Ultimate Revenge
Much has been written about hip-hop’s recent takeover from rock as the most consumed music form in 2017, based on numbers released by Nielsen Music this month. There’ve been many…