Sunday night The Grammys celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with a lineup of some of the most prominent rappers of the genre. Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Run DMC, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, Mr. Scarface, Busta Rhymes, Too Short, Ice-T, Method Man, Lil Baby, GloRilla, LL Cool JContinue Reading
Was Beyoncé disregarding her LGBTQ fanbase when she agreed to perform at the Atlantis Royal hotel in Dubai because of the city’s stance on same-sex marriage? Is Wiz Khalifa right that right should only take 24 hours to write their verses? Related posts: Behind the Music: Lil WayneContinue Reading
Rapper Coolio died Wednesday, September 28th at age 59 of cardiac arrest. Coolio became famous in the ’90s after recording “Gangsta’s Paradise” for the Dangerous Minds soundtrack. The song famously sampled Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” and the video became a staple of MTV’s playlist. It was the number one singleContinue Reading
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo’s “Road To The Riches” is forever lauded for its poetry that brought mob-style tales into rap’s usual subjects of bragging and having fun. Kool G Rap’s hellacious delivery would become the archetype for almost every hardcore rapper of note. Flawless breath control and multipleContinue Reading