An interview is presented with Mel Smith, senior vice-president of promotion for Young Money/Cash Money Records. He discusses some of the label's most popular rap artists, such as Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne, arguing that their albums have sold well...
The song begins with a reversed sample of Whitney’s “I Have Nothing” and, throughout the song, the exact same sample is flipped for a total of three times. 40 raised the bar by accidentally creating one of the coldest beats and Drake raised it even higher when he dropped three hookle...
Lyrics you'll love:"And you can tell everybody/This is your song/It may be quite simple, but/Now that it's done/I hope you don't mind/I hope you don't mind that I put down in words/How wonderful life is while you're in the world" Everybody wants a song that's penned just...
For one thing, few songs ever embodied the swagger and mystery of the blues better than this one. The singer is lovelorn despite the foolproof hoodoo charm in his pocket. And as a million garage bands can tell you, the song just feels great to play. It’s got the same 1-4-5 progres...
In my mind I changed the 'a woman can't do it' to 'look at this woman how she does it, look how a woman does it.' "No one can put value on you as a person, not as a woman, not as a professional," she continued. "It is you yourself who works for it, sweats for it, ...
Michael also addressed his reputation as one of the most outspoken musicians in metal when it comes to his beliefs and thoughts. He said: "The thing is, I'm a very open book. So when I do interviews, I speak my heart. The other guys don't. And what I mean by that is when my ...
The first single from “Graffiti Bridge” was the final track recorded for the LP. It’s a bizarrely accusatory song; Prince is trying to rise above the treachery of a lover/friend, but he winds up lashing out at the conclusion. Genre-wise, it’s too halting to work as a dance tra...
Director Christopher Nolan infuses the Gotham City cityscape with an expressionistic despair in this sequel to “Batman Begins.”“The Dark Knight” brought a sense of depth and brooding to the superhero genre, and is regarded as a masterpiece. Christian Bale portrays the action hero, with Heat...
"Wake Up Little Susie" followed quickly, and went to the top of the chart, as did "All I Have to Do Is Dream," and their varied work included songs that worked with strings, like Buddy Holly's "Raining in My Heart," or with banjo, like "Rocky Top," made into a bluegrass ...
catchy hit "All That I've Got." Balancing pop and hardcore, the Used perfected a unique entry point for the genre. "I think everything that went into the record — me having lost two friends, tension within the band and tension with our producer — was mostly positive,” McCrackentold...