Quick Context: After being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Jay-Z broke his social media silence to tweet about all the rappers who’ve inspired him throughout the years. It was his way of showing love to black cultural game-changers, but he also made sure to include Mac Mill...
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Lil Waynethinks he should hold the No. 1 spot onBillboardandVibe's list of the50 Greatest Rappers of All Time. On Thursday (Feb. 23),Lil Waynesat down for a live interview onApple Music'sThe Zane Lowe Show.Over the course of the hour-long chat, Weezy discussed his newSwizz Beatz-p...
Signature Sound:In 2009, 40 became an architect for the"underwater sound"he mastered on Drake's magnum opusSo Far Gone.The project's first three songs ("Lust For Life,""Houstatlantavegas,"and"Successful") were a gateway for countless producers and rappers to experiment in hopes of ...
In these fan testimonials, indie rockers pay tribute to world-beating rappers (Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig on Jay-Z), young pop stars honor stylistic godmothers (Britney Spears on Madonna) and Billy Joel admits that Elton John "kicks my ass on piano." Rock & roll is now a music with ...
182's Travis Barker is one of the most famous drummers of the new millennium thanks to his hardcore sensibility, skater aesthetic, hip-hop energy, pop appeal and reality TV-ready baby face — not to mention his ease working with EDM superstars or rappers, and DJ-ing in his spare time....
Alongside 50 Cent and Eminem, both way past their prime as rappers, Sheeran sounds even more out of his depth on “Remember the Name”: “Yeah, I was born a misfit, grew up 10 miles from the town of Ipswich/Wanted to make it big, I wished it to existence/I never was a sick kid...
Herbo.XXLdid the research, listing the Billboard Hot 100 appearances for each of the 10 artists. All the songs from these rappers may be used in a hypothetical Verzuz face-off one day. As lead artists, features, top 10 hits, No. 1s and total Billboard Hot 100 songs, it's all here...
But aside from our top pick, there was a surprising lack of consensus in the rankings. Adele's ubiquitous "Rolling in the Deep" got the broadest support from the Slant staff, but few were enthusiastic enough about it to propel it above two provocative but highly respected rappers' big ...
Scorpion, his fifth studio album, isn’t entirely focused on the significance of fatherhood. Many of its 25 tracks are built around standard-issue Drake themes—the audacity of rappers who dare speak his name, the psychic toll associated with dating multiple beautiful women at once, people who...