If you’ve been a frequent visitor to this space over the past 15 years, you probably know my love-hate relationship with the 2010s. On one hand, hip-hop reached its highest commercial heights to date, and we welcomed a new generation of artists and fans who reshaped the genre with th...
Edd said:I know many of y’all love this mixtape but some people also like licking ice cream in grocery stores and putting it back on the shelves. You, like those cretins, should be arrested. Allegedly this thing was recorded in six days but, by the sound of this obvious cash-in, t...
You and I are in the same boat there. We’re both sailing down the same sea, basically. On that one it came as such a shock, that I needed to release my sadness, I guess. I remember writing the lyrics to that song and that night — do you remember Brownie’s down on Avenue A...
Martin: If Bob Dylan had to do an interview on his own lyrics, he’d probably fail.SEM: It goes, “Wake up, Mr. Magoo, you’ve been dragging your feet down Myopia Street”Martin: Yeah! SEM: Did Louis Philippe play the organ on that?Martin: Most likely, yeah. Louis Philipe really...
George: Kendrick Lamar, or as I refer to him King Kendrick, deserves his Top 10 slot for so many reasons as he checks so many boxes. He is an elite lyricist. His lyrics are full of feeling and depth. His flow is distinct which makes him recognizable. His musical choices ...
45. Raheem DeVaughn,What a Time to be In Love Raheem is R&B’s Mr. Dependable – if he drops an album best believe he’s sliding onto my Best of the Year list before those 12 months wrap up.What a Time to be In Loveleans much more socially conscious than previous outings, and th...
about the biggest names New Jack Swing movement, it’s usually a male-dominated sausage party – Bobby Brown, Guy, Bell Biv Devoe, Keith Sweat, etc. But thanks to Karyn’s No. 1 debut single,“The Way You Love Me,”she proved female artists deserved a space in the NJS lane as well...
The first single, “25/8,” might have the goofiest lyrics of the year – Mary loves her man so much she needs an extra hour and day to express it. I need 13 months/367 days to pick apart all that’s wrong with that title. But I can’t hate on the song itself. It’s upbeat...
Look, I ain’t mad at gospel moving out of the choir stands and into the streets. But there still needs to be a semblance of reverence in the lyrics.If we gotta talk like Lil’ Darrylto express our love for Jesus, something has gone seriously wrong. ...