Re: ‘Scorpion’ – At This Point, Drake Is Only Competing With One Person…
Count this writer among the people who’ve often looked for a reason to doubt Drake and his accomplishments. On the Friday release of his latest album, Scorpion, billed as (only)…
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…