From Jay-Z to Eminem to Cardi B, here's how some of the most popular rappers in the world got their aliases
Dot fired off the most respectfully threatening barrage against the biggest rappers of the time. Pretty much every rapper he names — J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., and Wale — took being targeted by one of the greatest at the time as an honor. Drake, though? Not so much. “It just ...
While Winehouse’s lyrics were mostly laid down in London, the Dap-Kings did their parts in New York.Ronson told GRAMMY.com in 2023that the Dap-Kings "brought ['Rehab'] to life," saying, "I felt like I was floating because I couldn’t believe anybody could still make that drum s...
Mona Scott-Young: Everything from the way she looked to what she was talking about to the way she delivered that music and what she represented in terms of being nonconforming, not looking like the other female rappers of the day — I think all of those elements were the ...
If there’s one city that can safely be said to be the center of rap music for the past decade or so, it’s Atlanta. While the ATL has had rappers of note since Shy-D and Raheem the Dream, it was a group that debuted in 1994 that really set the stage for the city’s takeover...
Jason Lipshutz: Simply put, Tyler, the Creator is the coolest artist in hip-hop right now — able to speak to young listeners and bring in veteran rappers as guest artists, having spent a decade in the spotlight but still moving with the dynamism and unpredictability of a fresh new star....
of people, their first impression of me was as a 13-year-old girl [singing] the kinds of songs that she should be singing," she said. "Then, flash forward to 19, and people are asking why I am not singing about the same things that I did when I was 13, as if that's normal...
You’ve gone viral with rumors about dating internet personality Druski. What did you like about dating him that’s different from other rappers that you’ve dated? [Editor's note: Rubi Rose saysshe's singlesince this interview was published in XXL magazine, on newsstands now.] ...
rappers and their DJs; reggae sound systems also use a skilled turntable DJ who plays the music while an MC talks over it. Among the hip-hoppers who grew up listening to reggae music through their parents’ culture, then put it into their new US environment, are KRS-One, Bushwick Bill,...
because, basically, it was all they knew. Traditional R&B was slowly phased off of playlists as some of R&B’s biggest stars – including Usher, Beyonce, Trey Songz, Chris Brown and embraced trap to maintain relevance. Your favorite singers are now your little sister’s favorite ...