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The video above is a spoof of a woman who was aghast when she heard Vince Staples’ “Norf Norf” off his Summertime ’06 album. This lady is hilarious. This is her ridiculous account: “This rap song comes on—and, guys I could not believe what I was hearing,” she said. “This...
In an interview with Billboard, Yachty revealed that he “honestly couldn’t name five songs” from the two rappers who are widely regarded as the best to ever do it: Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. Lil Yachty doesn’t see his lack of knowledge about the two late greats as an issue....
Why even bother making a list? It’s usually albums you’ve never heard of, albums you don’t care about, or albums you either have heard or are intrigued enough by the writeup, album art, media buzz to give a chance. Still, if you’re behind on your new hip hop and/or rap...
Prophets of Rage rapper Chuck D says publications ignore the “Importance of the Group” in Hip-Hop. The rap mogul told Billboard that “the journals and blogs and everyone threw hip-hop down the stairs by praising the individual,”. Specifically citing the celebrity of Kanye West as an example. Chuck D Is...
Part four of a four-part podcast on 365 days of Albums that we reviewed. A must listen before our first quarter review of 2016. Twenty-seven of our 30 albums charted number one on Billboard’s Hip and R&B or Rap charts for at least 1 week. Nicki Minaj dropped in 2014 despite...
Part three of a four-part podcast on 365 days of Albums that we reviewed. A must listen before our first quarter review of 2016. Twenty-seven of our 30 albums charted number one on Billboard’s Hip and R&B or Rap charts for at least 1 week. Nicki Minaj dropped in 2014 despite...
Part two of a four-part podcast on 365 days of Albums that we reviewed. A must listen before our first-quarter review of 2016. Twenty-seven of our 30 albums charted number one on Billboard’s Hip and R&B or Rap charts for at least 1 week. Nicki Minaj dropped in 2014 despite appearing...
Part one of a four-part podcast on 365 days of Albums that we reviewed. A must listen before our first quarter review of 2016. Twenty-seven of our 30 albums charted number one on Billboard’s Hip and R&B or Rap charts for at least 1 week. Nicki Minaj dropped in 2014 despite...
27 of our 30 albums charted number one on Billboard’s Hip and R&B or Rap charts for atleast 1 week. Nicki Minaj dropped in 2014 despite appearing on the January 2015 charts. Our albums were ranked according to three criteria: Attention Grabbing It’s not about whether we liked...
Actor and rapper Jaden Smith (Will’s son) stars in Louis Vuitton’s SS16 Womenswear Ad Campaign. Louis Vuitton’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière posted photos from the Spring/Summer 16 collection on Instagram Saturday. Smith is the first male to front a women’s campaign for the brand. Jaden Smith And The...