It's hard to overstate just how influential Lavigne's breakout year was, starting with "Complicated." The track peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, helping the newcomer earn nominations for Best New Artist, Song Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album (f...
Illmaticwas not the first rap album to feature multiple prominent producers. However, it quickly became the most influential. The album’s near-universal critical acclaim — it earned a perfect five-mic score inThe Source— meant that its strategy of gathering all of the top production talent to...
Seemingly devoted mother that she is, Kardashian spends a lot of time with her kids, especially North. In turn, Kardashian's kids — especially North— have had an effect on her wardrobe. For someone who is herself tremendously influential, it's admirably humanizing. SHOP OUR FAVORITE PRODUCTS...
Kanye and I don’t have a lot in common — he’s a Black rap star generally regarded as one of the most influential figures of the 21st century; I’m a white woman, and I’m not famous — but we do share a diagnosis. If you haven’t been manic, it’s hard to grasp what an...
It’s a long post, but each point can be read individually. Skip the ones you don’t agree with and reread the ones you do – that itself is a common way people think. 1. Everyone belongs to a tribe and underestimates how influential that tribe is on their thinking. ...
and adoration. "The most important artist of the past 10 years... most influential,” Kanye said of Cudi. “And I hope he's doing well. I just want to take this time out to say Kid Cudi is my brother and I hope he's doing well. The most influential artist of the past 10 ...
Illmaticwas not the first rap album to feature multiple prominent producers. However, it quickly became the most influential. The album’s near-universal critical acclaim — it earned a perfect five-mic score inThe Source— meant that its strategy of gathering all of the top production talent to...
Perhaps it’s those same qualities that led Elon Musk to pen a flattering tribute to Kanye inTime‘s most recent100 Most Influential Peopleissue. Yet in the rollout of his new album over the last few weeks, the “curse” of Kanye West has tipped the scales. ...
Fifteen years after Gucci’s arrival as a forefather of trap, his influence still permeates hip-hop culture. “I don’t think he has gotten all of his flowers for how influential he is to urban music, and culture as a whole,” says Amina Diop, senior vp at Republic Records who manage...
In 2019, getting a song placed on an influential playlist can make a young artist’s career. Atlas refers to playlisting as “the equivalent of a radio show or video outlet” in an earlier era. “Playlisting upon the initial launch of a record is fundamental,” he explains. “Then, aft...