Fake gangsta culture in hip-hop has real consequences…Ja Morant and others will learn
(May 18, 2023). As anyone with an eye on current events knows, NBA star and 2020 Rookie of the Year Ja Morant was suspended by the league on Sunday (May…
How artificial intelligence created a fake new Drake song and a legal problem for the industry…and the question no one is asking.
(April 20, 2023). Even the most casual of contemporary music fans know that Drake—the highly popular rapper out of Toronto—has been one of the two biggest artists on the planet…
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Hip-Hop’s Unexpected Turn: Is rap losing its mojo in 2023? Here are the bleak numbers (including a first since 2012)…
(April 07, 2023). This may be hip-hop’s 50th anniversary year, but there’s very little to celebrate so far in 2023 about album consumption and Billboard chart numbers when it comes…
Former ‘mumble rapper’ Lil Yachty’s trippy rock performance would’ve been the highlight of most SNL episodes, but this weekend’s was too hilarious.
(April 3, 2023). When SNL announced weeks ago that “Abbott Elementary” creator and star, the Emmy winning Quinta Brunson, would be hosting this past weekend’s episode (Saturday, April 1) of…
The question no one is raising about the beatdown of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine last week
(March 27, 2023). The rap world isn’t shedding many tears for the beatdown that one of its own took last week at an LA Fitness gym bathroom in South Florida.…