As the first British female rapper to be nominated twice for a Grammy Award,Monie Lovemade an indelible mark on hip-hop culture beginning in 1989, as a guest on Queen Latifah’s "Ladies First." The following year, she released her debut album,Down To Earth, which included the single ...
Eminem had previously expressed support with lyrics in “The Storm,” a video released for the 2017 Hip Hop Awards on BET. When Eminem took a knee during the 2022 Super Bowl, it was met with both outrage and excitement. Fans took great pleasure from the idea that Eminem defied the NFL ...
“It really pisses me off every year," he said. "I don't begrudge the groups that get in, but ... being in the Guess Who in their peak years, the 'American Woman' years when I wrote the songs, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive during the peak years, when we were selling 30, 40 mil...
“Rock the Casbah,” and frontman Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones had very different visions for the group’s sound going forward. Simply put, Jones was infatuated with hip-hop, and Strummer wanted to get back to their punk roots. After a raggedy performance at the 1983 US Festival,...
Festivalgoers can expect multiple blocks of live performances, pay-as-you-go food trucks, alcohol- and tobacco-free zones for both families and sober attendees, a relaxation zone and plenty of resources from local LGBTQ+ groups. Where: March begins at Walnut Street and South 6th Street; ...
In modern South Korea, pop stars and politics don’t often mix. While some hip-hop acts (such as Epik High) address controversial topics, many idol groups stick to a slick, apolitical formula with a proven record of success. BTS, who just became thefirst K-pop act everto top theBillbo...
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the multiple structures of the groups (commonly referred to as P-Funk) spearheaded by singer-songwriterGeorge Clinton, earned dozens of hits on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songschart. Worrell joined after the first formation of the group, The Parliaments, had already...
Still, if the Rock Hall can make room for more than one artist in other genres, there's no reason to limit that number to hip-hop.Irwin: I’m genuinely shocked that Mariah Carey didn’t get the call. I’m not personally a fan, but her commercial success and continued popularity are...
Groups like Brown Eyed Girls dropped dazzling albums like Basic and its provocative single, "Warm Hole"; EXID turned heads by challenging objectification with the trumpet-heavy "Ah Yeah"; 4Minute's Hyuna proudly declared herself "the female monster" on the group's hit single "Crazy." But ...
Still, if the Rock Hall can make room for more than one artist in other genres, there's no reason to limit that number to hip-hop.Irwin: I’m genuinely shocked that Mariah Carey didn’t get the call. I’m not personally a fan, but her commercial success and continued popularity are...