Sad! – XXXTentacion Joins Short List That Includes Biggie, Lennon, Croce, Joplin and Otis
In the continuing aftermath of the June 18 shooting death of rapper/singer XXXTentacion (real name: Jahseh Onfroy), there’s yet another dubious milestone that the late 20-year-old achieved this week. His…
DJROBBLOG Pays Tribute To Black LGBTQ+ Musicians During Pride and Black Music Month!
It’s June 2018, a time when this blog takes pride in its perennial celebration of black musicians known the world over during Black Music Month. But there’s another kind of…
R.I.P. Joe Jackson (1928 – 2018). An Iron-Clad Dad Who Changed Music Forever
(June 27, 2018). We knew of him as the tough, iron-fisted patriarch of the most famous family in all of music history. That family knew him as “Joseph.” Today, Joseph…
Hip-Hop’s Latest Chart Accomplishment Is Another Huge First For The Genre
Just when you thought you’d heard it all about how dominant hip-hop has been as a musical force in the past 18 months, it notches yet another feather in its…
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With ‘Everything Is Love,’ Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Gamble May Have Killed Both Their Hot Streaks
Apparently, there’s a lot more riding on the latest project by two of the biggest musical forces on the planet than initially meets the eye. When Beyoncé and Jay-Z joined…