Who WASN’T There Made the 2026 Grammys One of the Best in Years – and Why It Mattered
(February 2, 2026) – The most powerful moments of the 2026 Grammys – held in Los Angeles on Sunday (Feb. 1) – didn’t come from the many great performances of…
Billboard’s Ranking of the 25 ‘Best Female Rappers’ List Forgot the First Ones to Do It—And That’s a Problem
Not to Mention the Poor Timing! (April 12, 2025). Earlier this week, Billboard released its compilation of the “25 Best Female Rappers of All Time.” It was the work of…
Lauryn Hill and Chaka Khan Closed Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival Sunday with Shows That Don’t Disappoint
When two legendary divas from different generations of music are named as the biggest draws for one of Chicago’s greatest annual music festivals, you just know that sparks are gonna…
Here’s The Short List of Female Rappers To Top The Billboard Album Chart …And The LONG List Of Those Who Haven’t
(April 15, 2018) Here’s The Short List of Female Rappers To Top The Billboard Album Chart …And The LONG List Of Those Who Haven’t (and how close they came) With…
Which Album Would You Want to be Stranded With on a Deserted Island?
Remember the 2000 Tom Hanks movie, Cast Away, in which Hanks gave an Oscar-nominated performance as Chuck Noland, a FedEx employee whose plane crashes in the South Pacific and he…