Wax Poetics has officially announced a monumental, multi-part archival release curated directly from the personal vault of five-time Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer Jimmy Douglass AKA “The Senator.” Douglass has spent over half a century behind the boards. From engineering rock and soul royalty at Atlantic Records (Led Zeppelin, AC/DCContinue Reading
Did Kendrick Lamar steal the Super Bowl Halftime show? Why didn’t Jennifer Hudson receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in Respect? Continue Reading
Dr. Dre’s “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” introduced his G-funk prototype and was the next phase of his work with Snoop Dogg. He was clearly Snoop Dogg’s mentor when they first worked together on the Deep Cover soundtrack. By the time of The Chronic, they sounded more like collaborators asContinue Reading
The lineup for the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show was announced today. Jay-Z revealed that Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Eminem will be the performers for the event. The rap mogul’s Roc Nation partnered with the NFL in 2019 for social and racial justice initiavesContinue Reading