Update: Dive into the best new hip hop with our list of 2020's top rap songs. The Notorious B.I.G. once rapped, "I wonder if I died / Would tears come to her eyes / Forgive me for my disrespect / Forgive me for my lies." Biggie, we forgive you. Several famous rappers and hi...
100 last year, the first for an South African solo artist sinceHugh Masekalain 1968. It later peaked at No. 7, making her the highest-charting African female solo musician inBillboardhistory. The song also went to No. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs and Hip-Hop/R&B charts....
and it's one of the least appealing aspects of the genre as a whole. Rather than harp on it, let's look back in history and celebrate the lyrical skills, perfected production, and legendary performances of rap songs by women: FromQueen Latifah's entire albumAll Hail The Queento recent ...
From Miami to Memphis, Atlanta to Houston, these are the songs that turned the South into the center of hip-hop.
This year was a spectacular reminder that music is in a bubble where thousands of songs flow our way every day, trying to capture our attention. Well, the usual suspects (Harry Styles, The Weeknd) were riding the top 10 charts, but there were a few surprises, such as Kate Bush's "Run...
release date in the 90s. The song utilizes an excellent sample from Judy Clay and William Bell’s 1968 hit “Private Number,” with a guitar line that effortlessly highlights Rappin’ 4-Tay’s silk voice, equal parts mysterious and confident. Easily one of the best hip hop songs of the ...
And Deeper The Best Songs on The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced And Deeper Wild Stories From The Guitar-Shredding Life Of Jimi Hendrix 3 Buddy Holly 7,337 votes Died 1959, age 22 Often referred to as "the Father of Rock and Roll," Buddy Holly was a trailblazer who helped...
Jazz inspired hip-hop for many reasons—producers in the early days would often turn to jazz records to find interesting snippets to sample and use in their beats. Lofi Soul & Jazz draws on this tradition by re-creating the styles and sounds that inspired rap genres like boom-bap and jazz...
Explaining the inspiration for this classic, Capehart said, “There had been a lot of songs about summer, but none about the hardships of summer.” With that idea and a guitar lick from Cochran, they knocked out the song in 45 minutes. It’s one of rock’s first great alienated-teen ...
Born Andre Romelle Young in Campton, California, Dr. Dre is one of the most successful rappers of all time. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats by Dr. Dre. His influence on the world of music, thanks to its entrepreneurial spirit and songs, is unmatched. Over...