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,…
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…
Soundtrack of Loss: How John Amos’ Iconic Role as James Evans, Sr. Was Immortalized Through Music
(December 31, 2024). We lost one of our greatest actors — John Amos — in 2024. It was in October that we learned of his passing two months earlier (of…
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Vinyl’s Late Push: How Month-Old Pre-Orders Launched Travis Scott to No. 1… Four Weeks After the Fact
(September 24, 2024). There was a time when the Billboard charts were a barometer of what songs and albums were currently the most popular, or at least the most consumed,…
Brutal Billboard Fight: Sabrina Carpenter and Travis Scott Came Out Swinging—Only One Prevailed
(September 3, 2024). In the center of the ring, the lights dimmed, and the bell rang. It was Friday, August 23…the start of a seven-day heavyweight battle on the Billboard…