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Shady’s back, tell a friend. Eminem returned with “Houdini,” his first single of 2024 on Friday (May 31). Em attempted to turn the clock back with the single and his early 2000s Slim Shady alter ego. “Houdini” serves as the start of the rollout for the Detroit legend heading into his The Death of Slim […]
05/31/2024
The experts help us rank the 20 shows that artists and publishers are most looking to get their songs onto in 2024.
05/31/2024
05/30/2024
Brought a friend to karaoke night? Looking to make a new one? Here are the 100 songs that you should turn to.
05/30/2024
05/23/2024
Rappers have been going too far for a long time.
05/23/2024
“This might not sound right, but it’s alright, it’s real/ I’m findin’ my way on the highway this year.” The chorus of “Concrete Kisses,” delivered in a peaceful lilt and surrounded by homespun guitars, gets at the heart of Room Under the Stairs, Zayn’s fourth solo studio album and what is clearly a transitional project […]
05/20/2024
After 22 seasons of the show, who are the most successful entertainers to emerge from the reality singing competition?
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05/20/2024
05/16/2024
From her Disney Channel days to opening for Taylor Swift to the bow of “Espresso,” here’s how Carpenter has joined pop’s A-list.
05/16/2024
05/15/2024
In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, here’s a look back at some of the major strides made by Asian artists in chart history, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
05/15/2024
After Kendrick dropped “Euphoria,” it was clear that this was going to be different from other rap beefs. Well, except for one: When Pusha T and Drake got into their beef, Pusha worked to methodically break down exactly why he believes Drake is not who he portrays himself to be. In an interview with L.A.’s Big Boy, Pusha said his disses against Drake were “speaking about the character of a man.”
Kendrick picked up with Pusha left off, putting everything on the table, including Drake’s predictability, his relationship with J. Prince, the women he chases, his mixed race and his character. Kendrick’s message to Drake was basically: stay on the pop side of things and leave this rap s–t alone, because you’re no longer welcome. The line “Keep makin’ me dance, wavin’ my hand, and it won’t be no threat” drives that point home.
This motif was used in every song Kenny dropped on Drake’s head. In “6:16 in LA,” Kendrick plays mind games, as he not only uses a timestamp and location for the song’s title like Drake does whenever he feels like being introspective, but he plants seeds about a mole inside his rival’s camp. There’s the song’s artwork, featuring a black leather Maybach glove, and then there are lines like, “Have you ever thought that OVO is workin’ for me?” as he warns Drake about his entourage. Lamar also alludes to the Canadian rapper offering money for intel on Kendrick, something Pusha T accused Drake of doing during their spat.
And we haven’t even gotten to “Meet the Grahams,” which includes artwork that is at the center of a very weird controversy as we speak, catapulting this beef into a rabbit hole of dark web conspiracies and connections to the NYC ballroom scene. This song itself manages to be even more sinister, as Kendrick speaks to each member of Drake’s immediate family (including an alleged hidden 11-year-old daughter) over haunting Alchemist production. Yet despite all that, what will be best remembered about “Meet the Grahams” was how Lamar used the track to spoil Drake’s “Family Matters” release, by tweeting out the YouTube link about a half hour after Drake posted his song and video.
The lore behind this record will be told to generations, and it will be remembered as one of the craziest, most evil diss records in rap history. Kendrick managed to create “Ether 2.0″: Rappers must now be worried about getting Meet-the-Grahamed out here. This was Omar walking down the block with the shottie hidden in the trench coat. This was the boogeyman in the flesh.
05/10/2024
The YSL rapper connects with Normani, Roddy Ricch and more.
05/10/2024