DJ Rob

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(June 27, 2021).  Looks like Cardi B will have to be doubly careful in the near future about which kids she allows to see her infamous “WAP” video. 

That’s because she confirmed she’s pregnant with Baby No […]

(June 25, 2021).  The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” may be a simple 1980s-retro ditty about the bright streetlights the singer encounters while racing down the highway at night en route to see his girlfri […]