Tribute: Irv Gotti Had One of the Most Dominant Runs in Modern Music History
(February 6, 2025). As the new century began, hip-hop was still mourning Tupac and Biggie, its two biggest stars. While DMX, Nas, Jay-Z, and Master P kept the genre alive,…
Ashanti and Nelly made history 22 years ago; their new union adds another dimension to it!
(August 27, 2024). News is out that R&B singer Ashanti and her rapper hubby Nelly gave birth to a bouncing baby boy in July. His name is Kareem Kinkaide Haynes…
Always on Time? ‘Lady of Soul’ Ashanti gets more respect today than she did while breaking records 20 years ago…
(December 3, 2021). Some artists become critical favorites right out of the gate, where the stars align to make them both commercial and critical successes early on in an industry…
DJ Cassidy’s “Pass The Mic: BET Awards Edition” was the absolute bomb, with these 15 classics from the ‘00s!
(June 28, 2021). Many of us of a certain age find it hard to fathom that the decade known as the aughts – the ‘00s – would ever be referred…
A ‘Noiz’ You Must Hear…Now!
“The Story of Metanoiz” – a djrobblog artist interview. If I told you I’d recently interviewed a young hip-hop duo featuring a couple of very confident 22-year-olds within commuting distance…