Janet’s Best Week Ever?
Okay, Janet fans, this one’s for you. The answer is here. Two weeks ago, on the eve of the release of Janet Jackson’s new album, Unbreakable, I pondered whether the…
The 30 Greatest Blue-Eyed Soul Singers – The Men
(Originally posted May 2015) Last week, I presented a special countdown of the 16 Greatest Blue-Eyed Soul Singers – the Women. It came on the heels of the recent 2015…
The Best Blue-Eyed Soul Singers – The Women
(Spoiler Note: Included in this article is a ranking of the greatest blue-eyed soul singers in music history: the women are covered this week, the men next week. At the…
Rap’s Newest Number One Album! (and a retrospective look at its first one)
As hip hop celebrates its latest crowning moment with the debut of Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed new album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” at Number One on the Billboard 200 album…
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…