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The war between Drake and Kendrick Lamar is in full swing after both men gave fans one of the most historic days in hip-hop on Friday (May 3). The “Poetic Justice” collaborators delivered vicious diss tracks aimed at each other in what can be considered the second round of their heavyweight bout. In round one, […]
They say styles make fights. What we’re seeing here are two rappers standing on top of the game at different sides of the spectrum. There’s Drake, the hitmaking machine who’s never backed down from a challenge. Then there’s Kendrick, the more complicated lyricist who’s managed to collect plaques without chasing commercial appeal, but someone who […]
Vallenato, a folkloric genre with roots in the department of Cesar, northern Colombia, has seen many artists take its essence beyond their homeland. Taking as a basis its typical instruments, such as the accordion, the snare drum, and the guacharaca — and adding modern musical arrangements that have given it a contemporary sound — artists […]
Dua Lipa is looking for love. Not some sort of toxic fling or fleeting romance — she wants real, old-school love. “We all got too many options/ Remember when we used to do anything for love?” she asks on “Anything for Love,” her mid-tempo breakdown track that appears toward the end of Radical Optimism, Lipa’s […]
17 days after Drake’s “Push Ups” diss track leaked, Kendrick Lamar rose from the ashes to unleash “Euphoria.” “Euphoria” — also the title, of course, of the hit HBO show where Drake serves as an executive producer — hit K. Dot’s YouTube channel early Tuesday (April 30) to send the rap world into a frenzy. […]
Future has evolved into one of rap’s dignitaries in the 2010s as he’s put up seven straight No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. Pluto broke out with a syrupy assist on YC’s “Racks” and earned an early Hot 100 hit in October 2012 with “Turn On the Lights.” DJ Khaled has repeatedly recruited Future […]
04/25/2024
The buried gems worth unearthing from our favorite albums of 20 years ago.
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Katie Atkinson, Eric Renner Brown, Kyle Denis, Thom Duffy, Jason Lipshutz, Rebecca Milzoff, Isabela Raygoza, Dan Rys, Michael Saponara, Damien Scott, Andrew Unterberger, Christine Werthman
04/25/2024
04/23/2024
Our favorite songs from a year that redefined rock, rap, pop and R&B for the 2000s.
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Katie Atkinson, Katie Bain, Eric Renner Brown, Anna Chan, Hannah Dailey, Stephen Daw, Kyle Denis, Angel Diaz, James Dinh, Chris Eggertsen, Thom Duffy, Griselda Flores, Rylee Johnston, Jason Lipshutz, Joe Lynch, Heran Mamo, Rebecca Milzoff, Taylor Mims, Gail Mitchell, Melinda Newman, Isabela Raygoza, Jessica Roiz, Dan Rys, Michael Saponara, Damien Scott, Andrew Unterberger, Christine Werthman
04/23/2024
“Come one, come all, it’s happening again.” Taylor Swift‘s sad lyrics invade The Tortured Poets Department in a way that will have listeners down bad, crying in the gym (or wherever they are), right alongside the poet herself. Swift asks “Am I allowed to cry?” nine songs into the album. What does it say about […]
04/17/2024
After multiple “songs ranked” instant reactions, it’s time to reflect on my biggest regrets, and champion the songs that were stronger than their initial rankings.
04/17/2024