His extensive discography, including works by Mozart, Bach, and Paganini, along with his tireless advocacy for the arts, have made him a true icon within the world of classical music. James Galway remains an inspiration to aspiring musicians and a testament to the power of passion...
Though her life was tragically cut short, her fearless spirit and immense contributions to the genre have ensured her place as one of the best female rappers of all time. Dig Deeper Once-Ballin' Rappers Who Went Broke Also ranks #11 on The Best Rappers From Philadelphia Also ranks #18 on...
insists invented a genre. DJ Toomp’s husky string melodies provide the backing for dope boy anthems like “24’s” and “Look What I Got,” which welcome America to life in the trap. Meanwhile, David Banner’s spiritual production on “Rubber Band Man” should be taught in schools, as...
He followed that up with his second and final album,Life After Death, in 1997. That same year Biggie was the victim of a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. It’s believed his involvement in the East Coast-West Coast feud led to his murder, following as it did a year after 2pac’s m...
our goal has always been to showcase the greatest music and musical artists in history. While the majority of the singers on this list are female rockers we have included a few outside of the genre from the R&B, country, and jazz fields because as we always try to argue on here, all...
Bobby “Blue” Bland didn’t earn his nickname lightly. Listen to how he opens his 1959 classic “I’ll Take Care of You” —“I know you’ve been hurt . . . by someone else/I can tell by the way . . . youcarryyourself,” every pause infused with a lifetime of observation and...
As an adult she has become bigger than life itself. Her music has become more influenced by hip hop with the help of producers like Pharrell Williams and Mike WiLL Made-It. In 2020, 'She Is Miley Cyrus' hit the shelves. $1.2 billion Paul McCartney gained worldwide fame as the bass ...
Photograph: Time Out/LS Scores Discography/Shutterstock For the soundtrack to his ferocious horror-comedy, John Landis handpicked a brace of classic tunes on a lunar theme. From Creedence Clearwater Revival’s lupine ‘Bad Moon Rising’ to the The Marcels’ loopy ‘Blue Moon’, this is inspi...
he played a key role in engineering the transition frombolero campesinoto the contemporary bachata that finally won its rightful place as a transcendent Afro-Caribbean genre in the Nineties. Paredes’ discography as a prolific session man from the ‘60s to the ‘80s speaks for itself — butel ...
The last verse by Rick Ross represents so many different things to me: struggle and opulence. He is raw, emotional. He gives a nod to some of the music he likes and the things that he’s been through. It all comes back to all that we’ve been through, this life that we’re livin...