Why are there no rap songs in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time in 35 years? Is Fat Joe right about rap music not being credited for its influence on other genres and pop music as a whole? Continue Reading
LL Cool J returns with the video for the Q-Tip-produced “Saturday Night Special” featuring Fat Joe and Rick Ross. LL drops a reminder of what New York sounds like as he reminisces about an old friend who was a street legend. His rap is an instructional blueprint for success emphasizingContinue Reading
Sunday night Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One gave a clinic on hip-hop for their Verzuz session. Their friendly competition was interspersed with appearances from Buckshot, Nice & Smooth, Roxanne Shante, Hakim Green of Channel Live, Masta Ace, Craig G, DJ Scratch, DJ Red Alert, Mad Lion, Das Efx, Popmaster Fabel,Continue Reading
Fat Joe emerged in 1993 with his first single “Flow Joe” and debut album Represent. Diamond D, who was a member of D.I.T.C. along with Joe, produced the storm-trooping beats and jazzy horns of “Flow Joe.” Fat Joe’s raw and confident cadence was recognized in the streets and “Flow Joe’s”Continue Reading