Djrobblog.com | DJ Rob | Activity https://djrobblog.com/members/djrob61466/activity Activity feed for DJ Rob. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:57:54 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 df7c471549e590673319c23668087bcf DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/24030#comment-5679 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:57:54 -0500 Thank you!

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post When a Billboard Rule Change Gave the Beatles One of Their 20 No. 1s — And Why It Still Matters Today (December 12, 2025) – Billboard has rewritten the rules of the Hot 100 so many times o […] ]]> 39182014cf4a650fa0e9ac05789d5926 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=24030 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:34:14 -0500 When a Billboard Rule Change Gave the Beatles One of Their 20 No. 1s — And Why It Still Matters Today (December 12, 2025) – Billboard has rewritten the rules of the Hot 100 so many times over the past six-plus decades that it’s aRead More

]]> 2245826c64b736d0186b1e28b10ddcad DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/24012#comment-5676 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:24:30 -0500 Got em, Michelle. Thanks for playing! Stay tuned for the results.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post Music Jeopardy 31: The Most Wine-Derful Time of The Year (Guess These Hints about Wine Songs) (December 10, 2025) – Welcome to the 31st edition of Music Jeopardy!  As always, the blog pr […] ]]> dabf16f658ae95028da736a165d29228 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=24012 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:34:50 -0500 Music Jeopardy 31: The Most Wine-Derful Time of The Year (Guess These Hints about Wine Songs) (December 10, 2025) – Welcome to the 31st edition of Music Jeopardy!  As always, the blog provides the clues… and you provRead More

]]> 6d8171c38b3e5e477c4b6be8ab247bb5 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23998 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:05:40 -0500 We ❤️ Holiday Songs: How This Week’s Hot 100 Is Making Christmas Hit History (Not Just Mariah) (December 10, 2025) – Every holiday season, the Hot 100 feels a little like an old attic: songs you packed away last yearRead More

]]> 5140e9575f7c9f0c4165f095b5103a6d DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23962 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:43:20 -0500 ‘8 Nuclear Bombs Straight to the Head’: 50’s Diddy Doc is a Big Blow, But Questions Remain DJROBBLOG’s Take on 50 Cent’s Diddy Documentary: Explosive Claims, Unanswered Questions, and a Hip-Hop Reckoning (December 4,Read More

]]> ec4c60357cfe993227c294bcb5a2a653 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23952 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:34:53 -0500 Tribute to the late Chubby, Pooch, and Ralph Tavares — and the Obscure Favorite on which They All Sang Lead Antone Lee “Chubby” Tavares passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.  He was 80. (December 3, 2025) – In early 1980, whileRead More

]]> c5d084df63466d9a784d9c506840dee4 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23936 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:11:47 -0500 Music Jeopardy 30: Between Elphaba and Glinda: Name These Movie Songs That Fall Alphabetically Between Wicked’s Two Witches (December 2, 2025) – Welcome to the 30th edition of Music Jeopardy!  As always, the blog provides the clues… and you provide theRead More

]]> 9c5102699119cd272423e2da2cd7c309 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/23888#comment-5666 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:41:23 -0500 Thanks for playing, Barb. The ones you guessed you guessed correctly! I’m posting the next Jeopardy momentarily with the results to this one. Stay tuned!

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post Music Jeopardy 29: Giving Thanks for These Hits!  We Provide the Clues, You Give the Responses. (November 25, 2025) – Music Jeopardy is back!  After a four week hiatus, DJROBBLOG is pre […] ]]> 474ffcc691dbabb3970487ccd8745b05 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23920 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:51:20 -0500 Move Over, ‘Atomic Dog’: Leon Thomas’ ‘Mutt’ Is the New King of the R&B Kennel; Now It’s Aiming for Pop’s Top Dog 2025 Was the Year of the “Mutt” — And Now It’s the R&B Charts’ All-Time Top Dog (December 1, 2025) – The next Chinese YRead More

]]> 1ec3c480f726b8af599a1fae5a8c3f6d DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23901 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:51:55 -0500 From Thanksgiving to Christmas: The Surprising Chart Pattern Linking All Four Beatles The Beatles Never Had No. 1s with Christmas Songs, But That Didn’t Stop All Four From Topping The Charts During The HRead More

]]> 0cf40eb1ff94db8f4060ba4b99fa61ce DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23888 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:57:13 -0500 Music Jeopardy 29: Giving Thanks for These Hits!  We Provide the Clues, You Give the Responses. (November 25, 2025) – Music Jeopardy is back!  After a four week hiatus, DJROBBLOG is presenting this special holiday edition oRead More

]]> 930a4b8106c24ecad02e75fa423ad0e9 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23879 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:50:21 -0500 Mariah and Taylor Are One Chart Move Away From a Rare Billboard Record (November 25, 2025) – A familiar chart battle is brewing this holiday season—one we’ve witnessed before, yet never with staRead More

]]> 6c9f34d27da71cd9817886a51f52412f DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23862 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:46:48 -0500 Why The Time’s Funkiest Drum Track Wasn’t His—But the Legacy Still Was: A Tribute to Jellybean Johnson The Story Behind ‘777-9311’ and the Drum Legend Who Didn’t Play It: Remembering Jellybean Johnson, who died suddenly at the age oRead More

]]> a637e36e44521ba7d652c798594be815 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23846 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:39:30 -0500 Why Billboard Won’t Allow This AI Hit on the Hot 100 — Even Though It Earned the Points; Hear it Here… (November 20, 2025) – The new Hot 100 was released on Wednesday, November 18 (a day later than normal for reasonsRead More

]]> 5c111a5a36b4b0db3daf1c946d84e4d2 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23819 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:21:48 -0500 R.I.P. to the Penny — 12 Times the Oldest U.S. Currency Was Famously Immortalized in Music The U.S. just produced its final penny — so I rounded up 12 iconic songs that immortalized America’s humblest coiRead More

]]> 9a5cc7895ef9d6348ea653c66a43d886 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23808 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:25:51 -0500 Why Michael Jackson’s Most Criticized ‘Thriller’ Single Was Actually a Marketing Masterstroke Michael’s duet with Paul McCartney is one of his least loved singles, but it was a marketing stroke of genius. (November 13, 2Read More

]]> f2f4d98625be7539bd1d7bc84b81065a DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23776 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:56:59 -0500 These Are the 15 Hip-Hop Acts in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and Here Are Who We Predict Will Be the Next 15 OutKast and Salt-N-Pepa just joined music’s hallowed club.  We list the current fifteen inductees — and predict the next fifteRead More

]]> 0e50794b7f5062169721bb2f6be255e4 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/23757#comment-5657 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 04:25:38 -0500 No worries. I moderate comments and never checked my alerts.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post The ‘Michael’ Trailer is Out; I Loved MJ, I Dislike Biopics.  Why This One May Not Change Either Fact (November 8, 2025) — The teaser for Michael dropped Thursday (Nov. 6), and with it c […] ]]> 8807177ce31add88875b91db383a42f6 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/23757#comment-5656 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 04:24:04 -0500 No, I’d prefer the lifetime span used in the Jackson film. One or two years would be too few, unless it was the two years centered around Thriller—from its inception to its final chart hit with the title track.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post The ‘Michael’ Trailer is Out; I Loved MJ, I Dislike Biopics.  Why This One May Not Change Either Fact (November 8, 2025) — The teaser for Michael dropped Thursday (Nov. 6), and with it c […] ]]> 46cddeb62602be7111c6b46f8cb40094 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23757 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:29:45 -0500 The ‘Michael’ Trailer is Out; I Loved MJ, I Dislike Biopics.  Why This One May Not Change Either Fact (November 8, 2025) — The teaser for Michael dropped Thursday (Nov. 6), and with it came a wave of renewed euphoria around MicRead More

]]> 865d8320390f26288ee6f5d9a1a562d6 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23749 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:28:17 -0500 Was Rap’s Absence from the Top 40 After 35 Years a Sign of a Broader Cultural Shift? Megan Thee Stallion may have rescued rap from a brief Top-40 blackout—but hip-hop’s troubles run deeper. (November 7, 202Read More

]]> d5d4311f6757e10c8c5496d5067dc68d DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=23737 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:55:06 -0500 The Zen of David Byrne: A Halloween Night Where Talking Heads Met Talking Hands A Spirit Dance in Orange (November 4, 2025) – While most of Chicago’s costumed revelers were haunting bars and parties on HRead More

]]> 0e8c183e81b7ca032bbabdab919766ba DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14149 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:12:33 -0500 (August 22, 2021).  And you thought that Barry Manilow being preceded on the same stage by rapper Polo G would be the biggest meme coming out of Saturday’s (Aug. 21) half-successful attempt to conduct a music fes […]

]]> 64fb8724c5b318ea6afe5efde4d4e751 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14138 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 17:27:41 -0500 (August 21, 2021).  Some records were made to be tied (and later broken).

In 1976-77, Stevie Wonder’s iconic album Songs in the Key of Life spent a then-record 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/H […]

]]> 8184783f3f5f66e5dc3051ca07161c31 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14116 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:48:13 -0500 (August 19, 2021).  The late Aaliyah Haughton – known by millions of adoring fans simply as Aaliyah – is still perhaps the most significant R&B artist of her era to pass away while in the prime of her c […]

]]> 5e37723f0492f213abb80c93830c4b70 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/10964#comment-3064 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:46:23 -0500 It is indeed a beautiful piece of music that I still feel is underrated. Thanks for reading and for your comment.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (June 8, 2020).  When you first heard the late Bonnie Pointer’s solo breakout hit, the disco remake of the Elgins’ “Heaven Must Have Sent You” in 1979, didn’t it just feel l […] ]]> 6a0fb3200a8abdaff9a6cf4d28696f41 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/9476#comment-3062 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:37:18 -0500 Well since most hip-hop after 2000 sucks ass anyway, and most of these young cats only talk about ass, pussy and shooting shit, that wasn’t a hard bar to reach.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (November 17, 2019).  The 2010s don’t officially end until December 31, 2019.  But Billboard magazine – the industry’s authoritative trade publication – has already released several of its […] ]]> 3e08e8e3178a21d68bf916ff7bdca500 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14104 Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:29:34 -0500 (August 15, 2021).  Some musicians are so iconic that when they leave us, the news hits us like a ton of bricks and we may never forget where we were or what we were doing when we first heard it.

When three o […]

]]> 17561d0a78402a9a2d79f53c7cd3660f DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14096 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:01:54 -0500 (August 10, 2021).  It’s not really news that Billie Eilish’s highly anticipated official followup to her Grammy-winning, megasmash 2019 album (When We All Fall Asleep , Where Do We Go?) has just debuted on the l […]

]]> 4277bbc4e517307ee2fe15304a9be395 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/14075#comment-3058 Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:44:05 -0500 Thanks, T! Not supposed to say this in my blog comments, but love you Sis!

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (August 7, 2021).  They were masked-up, vaccinated and ready to go!  Seven lovely ladies, whose knowledge of Bruno Mars ranged from zero to Silk Sonic, accompanied me to see the pop/R&B sup […] ]]> 6fe05419e67524b6a8e67d6ddb857ea9 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/14075#comment-3055 Sun, 08 Aug 2021 15:33:35 -0500 Thanks, Los! It was definitely a memory we’ll never forget!

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (August 7, 2021).  They were masked-up, vaccinated and ready to go!  Seven lovely ladies, whose knowledge of Bruno Mars ranged from zero to Silk Sonic, accompanied me to see the pop/R&B sup […] ]]> d03c513f2e50479f14a6a2b9a9f43abd DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14075 Sun, 08 Aug 2021 02:11:37 -0500 (August 7, 2021).  They were masked-up, vaccinated and ready to go!  Seven lovely ladies, whose knowledge of Bruno Mars ranged from zero to Silk Sonic, accompanied me to see the pop/R&B superstar perform at the […]

]]> 031eedddf601d7728a43eb48bc08c9be DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14063 Tue, 03 Aug 2021 22:17:09 -0500 (August 3, 2021).  Inappropriate statements originating from two current superstars of the country and hip-hop worlds went viral and caused a huge backlash this year – the first involving the N-word, the other a […]

]]> 3c047641fd0976f4375915d8fe4108e2 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=14030 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:26:36 -0500 (July 31, 2021).  Ever notice how a well-meaning, innocent little tune could go from being largely embraced by the public to being the equivalent of a persona non grata in the blink of an eye…through no fault or […]

]]> 55564aedd1b18ee859cfa70155cefe2b DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13981 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:23:48 -0500 (July 28, 2021).  Some articles just write themselves, they’re so easy.

By now many folks have heard about the anti-gay rant that rapper DaBaby went on during a performance at Rolling Loud Miami this past wee […]

]]> 85c309f01135177b49ad35681263b0ad DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/11162#comment-2968 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:43:38 -0500 Sorry chap, but you’re wrong on both fronts: 1) Falco was not a member of After the Fire, he recorded his own solo version of “Der Kommisar” before the group After the Fire covered it; and 2) Falco was not a one-hit wonder as a solo act, he followed up “Rock Me Amadeus” with another top-40 hit, “Vienna Calling,” the same year.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (June 30, 2020).  “She’s just 16 years old…leave her alone, they say.” Those were the memorable – if not borderline statutory – lyrics that introduced “Into the Night,” one of the most […] ]]> 5c80b741e1f2ac95933414c0317964fa DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/13948#comment-2902 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:59:34 -0500 I love when ignorant readers like you immediately tumble to conspiracy theories because you’re too dumb to analyze and critique the bullshit you’re fed on your daily diet of Faux News and Breitfart. If Billboard really wanted to “remove” the song, then why would they let it enter the chart in the first place and, even more, why is it still on thei…[Read more]

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (July 23, 2021).  Last week, Billboard magazine and other news media were all abuzz over the high chart début of “Am I The Only One,” the right-wing, liberal-bashing, country ballad by Aar […] ]]> 62638306303d7bdcc9fe971d33dc57cf DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13965 Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:55:42 -0500 (July 24, 2021).  Tickets are ranging from $52 to $82 (for the good seats) to see Whitney Houston – that is, the late Whitney Houston – perform in hologram form beginning the week of Halloween and going through A […]

]]> 45404011eaa1016f3229397e41e9773b DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13948 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:56:00 -0500 (July 23, 2021).  Last week, Billboard magazine and other news media were all abuzz over the high chart début of “Am I The Only One,” the right-wing, liberal-bashing, country ballad by Aaron Lewis, the former […]

]]> 79dc10c4dea78756614d490fb088fa40 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13936 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 01:04:55 -0500 (July 18, 2021).  Exactly one year ago today, the blog posted an article about how late rapper Pop Smoke (born Bashar Barakah Jackson) was part of chart history when he and fellow late rapper Juice WRLD c […]

]]> 4c97c38580483f9abaecd6a58ba0b098 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13924 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 22:07:14 -0500 (July 17, 2021). Nowadays it’s hard to imagine a world where hip-hop wasn’t the dominant music genre.  Perusing this generation’s Billboard charts is just one indicator of rap’s current ubiquitous status as […]

]]> bb9b420e69a9f37d10fd6cc3686c0201 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/13875#comment-2791 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:38:01 -0500 Thanks, Curt. I only wish I had been old enough to attend either event – or even knew of the existence of this one before now.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (July 13, 2021).  It’s funny how in the summer of 2021 where soul music fans are eagerly anticipating the long-awaited biopic about our late Queen, Aretha Franklin, comes another movie abo […] ]]> e0245d7b32bb5b78460e4e22d4b7b679 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/13875#comment-2788 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:06:18 -0500 No problem, Los! I’ve seen the move five times and could watch it another five!!

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (July 13, 2021).  It’s funny how in the summer of 2021 where soul music fans are eagerly anticipating the long-awaited biopic about our late Queen, Aretha Franklin, comes another movie abo […] ]]> 95f318ce871a156df6a96454c1eeeb25 DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13875 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:40:31 -0500 (July 13, 2021).  It’s funny how in the summer of 2021 where soul music fans are eagerly anticipating the long-awaited biopic about our late Queen, Aretha Franklin, comes another movie about an event during a mor […]

]]> 9ad0f4832211146d8939140d93dbcf8a DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13842 Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:58:19 -0500 (July 4, 2021).  Not too many pop groups – or any act for that matter – would consider setting the entire preamble to the “Declaration of Independence” to music and releasing that as their first single for a new […]

]]> 1175f2d16633b649f2a3b0c65ba2f36f DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/13823#comment-2783 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:39:25 -0500 Thanks for reading and for the comment!

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (July 01, 2021).  From “A Little Bit Of Jazz” to “Zulu” and more than a hundred songs in between, boy have I got the ultimate post-disco countdown for you…and it’s all about 1981! (As […] ]]> 38d9f41ce8fa30b13b461b41aa5a10ab DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13823 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:50:18 -0500 (July 01, 2021).  From “A Little Bit Of Jazz” to “Zulu” and more than a hundred songs in between, boy have I got the ultimate post-disco countdown for you…and it’s all about 1981!

(As always, readers can s […]

]]> 8bdd819c0946aa719a9e13437e488bb0 DJ Rob posted a new activity comment https://djrobblog.com/archives/13077#comment-2780 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:53:50 -0500 I’m looking forward to hearing the rest of the album. I’ve grown a little burned out from “Leave the Door Open.” Staying tuned in anticipation.

In reply to - DJ Rob wrote a new post (March 7, 2021).   It’s been just over 48 hours since the new collective of pop/R&B superstar Bruno Mars and immensely talented musician Anderson .Paak dropped their instant smash sing […] ]]> 46d2a21c40244ac68f7e859a521a9e4c DJ Rob wrote a new post https://djrobblog.com/?p=13807 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:44:29 -0500 (June 28, 2021).  Many of us of a certain age find it hard to fathom that the decade known as the aughts – the ‘00s – would ever be referred to as “old school,” or that a retro look back at it would spark so many […]

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