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Pusha T proves No. 1 isn’t just for babies; becomes second-oldest rapper to get his first No. 1 album.
(May 3, 2022). During the 2020s until this week, nine rappers achieved their very first No. 1 albums. The MCs (and their ages) at the time they first crowned the…
‘Grown folks’ music: Kem and Maxwell just tied Charlie Wilson for the most No. 1s by a male artist on this key Billboard chart!
(April 17, 2022). If I were king for a day, i.e., Billboard’s Editor-in-Chief or at least the Director of its Charts Department, I’d change the name of the trade magazine’s…
No drama: WILLOW (Smith) is winning musically, with a surprise SNL appearance and songs that seem eerily personal
(April 10, 2022). The much maligned Smith family has a bright spot: WILLOW. The daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith was a surprise guest on this weekend’s SNL…
Famous (or not so famous) firsts: These were the first Black women in music history to…
(April 8, 2022). In honor of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic confirmation as America’s first Black female Supreme Court Justice on Thursday, April 7, djrobblog is celebrating by honoring Black women…
The latest music trend: Artists’ new songs are struggling to overcome their old ones (they just won’t leave)
(April 3, 2022). Earlier this year, pop superstar The Weeknd released a new album Dawn FM (featuring his old-man persona on the album cover). It was to mark the end…