Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’: The Bee That Keeps on Stinging
(February 4, 2025). In the world of rap battles, most diss tracks have a relatively short shelf life — sting for a minute, cause some swelling, and fade into hip-hop…
Highlights and Takeaways from Billboard’s Top 100 Artists of the 21st Century
(January 10, 2025). Late last year, Billboard released its ranking of the 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st Century so far. This week they’ve announced a truer-to-form compilation of…
Six Takeaways from Billboard’s 25 ‘Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century’ (so far) List
(December 4, 2024). In about four weeks, we will be a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Twenty-five years down, 75 more to go! Billboard Magazine commemorated the…
If the Drake vs. Kendrick feud was so good for hip-hop, then why is this happening?
(July 31, 2024). Many hip-hop fans and rappers — among them the legendary Rakim and Questlove — have offered strong opinions on whether the recent Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar diss…
How bad is Drake’s fall-off post-Kendrick? Here’s the most revealing (and reliable) indicator yet.
(July 7, 2024). If there was any doubt about who the victor was in this year’s rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and his arch-nemesis Drake, it might have been erased…