Music

Whenever it gets hot outside, families will look for any reason to get together. Similar to your cookouts, the grill gets fired up, kids start running around or swimming, while the adults finally catch up. The atmosphere is always so warm, not just because of the spring or summer setting, but because of the hominess that comes with a healthy family. With the right soundtrack, a family reunion will feel […]

Kanye West has compared himself to a lot of people over the years. In one moment, he’s Walt Disney. Maybe he’s Picasso. In the next, he’ll strive to be Steve Jobs. Yeezy needed to be as important as Apple or Google. Any massive, powerful innovator, Ye wanted that level of acclaim. “I am Warhol— I am the number one most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the […]

The artist performed for an estimated crowd of two million at the city’s Copacabana Beach Read More RSS: News News 

Rodrigo played double duty last night, hosting and performing alongside guests including Debbie Harry and Aziz Ansari Read More RSS: News News 

Remember when you would actually buy your albums? Remember when the only way to get a free song was for a single on the radio or on music video countdowns? Otherwise, you were going to your local Walmart or Best Buy to buy the CD or hopping on iTunes to put it on your iPod. In 2026, that feels like a totally different world. Nowadays, we have Spotify, Apple Music, […]

Plenty of rappers have bragged about how tough they are in their music. A lot of times, the form that violence takes involves a lot of guns, escalating into life-or-death situations. But what happens when we put the arms down? Who can really go blow for blow when there’s no ammunition involved? What about a good ol’ fashioned fight? While some artists might lose some of the toughness as a […]

Hip-hop has changed a lot over the 50+ years since its inception. The reach widened drastically from the mecca in New York to the rest of the world. Gradually, the essence shifted, especially when it folded itself more into mainstream audiences. The bigger hip-hop got, the more it lavished in its riches. The game didn’t reward artists who weren’t tough or good at flexing or both. But when rappers like […]

Frank Ocean has always been a bit wary of the record industry. For a lot of bright-eyed artists, being signed to a major label was the dream. Back in the day, the music industry was swimming in money. As a result, artists could really make a livable wage off of their work. Moreover, making music is a dream job for any artist, and a label provides that. It certainly beats […]

When you’re as big as Drake, it’s hard to really gauge what his lowlights are. Nowadays, you can just pinpoint the long, arduous fall from grace after battling Kendrick Lamar in 2024. Nothing was more embarrassing and cringeworthy than watching the Toronto MC shrivel in his response to “Not Like Us” with “The Heart Part 6“. To make matters worse, he took matters to court in a way that still […]