The Beatles and Rolling Stones Pulled a First at the 2025 Grammys
(February 8, 2025). For as long and deep as the friendly rivalry between the Beatles and Rolling Stones once ran, it is interesting to discover that the two greatest bands…
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…
This Year’s Grammys Were More Needed Than Ever
(February 3, 2025). It may be Black History Month. But in an era where cultural celebrations are vanishing from government websites, DEI programs are disappearing from corporate boardrooms, and America’s…
Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary celebration at The Grammys was 🔥🔥🔥, but these omissions were glaring (and telling)
(February 6, 2023). The Grammys’ romp through 50 years of hip-hop excellence was easily the highlight of Sunday night’s 2023 ceremony, with everyone from Grandmaster Flash and Run-DMC to Method…
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Is Nicki Minaj becoming the Diana Ross of Rap? Their similar Grammy history says yes.
(November 19, 2022). In an era before Madonna, Whitney, Janet, Mariah, Rihanna and so many other pop music divas after them, there was the highly successful and most supreme diva:…