Tag: hip-hop

Getting a Lil Wayne feature used to feel like hitting the lottery for some artists. With the right budget, artists could nab something out of Wayne’s treasure trove of verses. ...

Ah, the warm comfort of another New Music Friday on this, the last one of August. As summer begins to wind down, how about a small musical charcuterie of different ...

Kendrick Lamar is a student of West Coast rap. The obvious influence stems from g-funk greats and rappers like DJ Quik. However, he’s also dipped his toes into newer lanes ...

Oftentimes, high confidence can rub a lot of people the wrong way. A lot of people read it as arrogance, that it’s undue and has no real merit to it. ...

It’s always kind of interesting to see which Hollywood celebrities befriend one another, like Pitbull and John Travolta or 50 Cent and Bette Midler. Fascinatingly, Lil’ Kim also once revealed ...

Northern Ireland hip-hop trio Kneecap recently announced the cancellation of their U.S. tour, which consisted of 15 dates in October. In a post on Instagram, the group shared the disappointing ...

Using AI in music is one of the most creatively gutless things you could do. It proves that music isn’t an art form to the person. Instead, it’s merely another ...

It’s been 8 years since the last time we got a solo Jay-Z album. He’s since done a full length album with his wife Beyoncé in 2018, EVERYTHING IS LOVE. ...

Earl Sweatshirt is one of the most prolific writers in hip-hop today. Even as a teenager, people were blown away by his sharp pen and thorny lyrics. It came to ...

‘Mumble rap’ was a nonsense concept from the beginning. It always seemed like an indictment on those with bad ears rather than a real criticism. The artists people persecuted were ...