Cardi B’s Comeback: Fate of 1st Solo Single in 3 Years Hangs on Rival’s Reaction
(March 1, 2024). Cardi B dropped a brand-new single today (Friday, March 1) — her first solo song in three years — titled “Like What (Freestyle),” a tune that samples…
Spinning Nicki Minaj’s Return to No. 1 as a Win for Hip-Hop Is Dubious… but Doable (for her)
Nicki Minaj’s latest No. 1 triumph (Pink Friday 2) highlights the good, the bad and the ugly of hip-hop, particularly for its women.
Billboard and Vibe magazines rank the 50 greatest hip-hop MCs ever: here are the results and the blog’s take (did they get it right?)
(February 13, 2023). The celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary is fully underway as various institutions commemorate the milestone this year. First, the Grammys celebrated last Sunday (Feb. 5) with a…
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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:…
The Number One songs whose chart runs were shorter than Liz Truss’ time as prime minister and longer than Joe Biden’s presidency (to date)
(October 21, 2022). When British prime minister Liz Truss—whose ascendency to office was a mere 44 days earlier—abruptly announced her resignation on October 20, it took the world by surprise,…