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Another day, another rap list. I have mixed feelings about this list.
Lil Kim's "Hard Core" album cover is No. 1?!? Hmmm? 🤔
I'm very upset that Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation of Millions...." album artwork is not on this list. It should be No. 1 in my opinion. It's the gold standard.
Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, the original rude bwoy, has passed away at age 81. 🙏🏾 🕊️
His wife, Latifa Chambers, announced the sad news on Cliff's Instagram page. Read below.
Jimmy Cliff was the face and voice of reggae music.
Read Billboard's tribute here >> www.billboard.com/music/music-...
My top 5 strip club anthems:
Juicy J - "Bandz A Make Her Dance"
Tyga - "Rack City"
Future - "Wicked"
2 Live Crew - "Pop tha Coochie" (I have to salute the OGs of strip club music)
Lil Jon - "Get Low"
Runner ups: Travis Scott/Drake - "Sicko Mode"
What are your top 5 strip club anthems?
Great news! And it's well deserved.
Hopefully, in 2026, Eddie will get an honorary Oscar for his lifetime of achievement in film.
Twenty-five years ago today, on November 14, 2000, Musiq Soulchild released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, a masterful collection of love ballads that defined the neo-soul movement. This is a great article that features some thoughtful critiques on the songs and the album's impact on R&B music.
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"The music's quality or durability is secondary to its ephemeral impact; the goal is a clickability for the ears. The music might be forgettable, but that doesn't matter if listeners never play it more than once—and they probably won't, because it doesn’t have much weight beyond novelty..."
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Erick Sermon's new project, Dynamic Duos Vol. 1 — featuring collaborative pairings like Method Man and Redman, Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, Conway the Machine and The Game, and more, arrives on Nov. 21.
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Questlove revealed that a posthumous album from late R&B icon D'Angelo is currently in the works during a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame interview.
12.11.2025 22:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0a classic album ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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2025 Grammy nominations have been announced.
Rooting for Clipse and K-Dot.
Kehlani should win Best R&B Performance for "Folded."
This is the future of the music industry. It's very disappointing. It clearly shows record labels are looking to replace human artists with AI.
Gayle King throws a little shade at her during the interview. Gayle ain't with it. 😆
Is anyone up for a 'Training Day' reboot in 2026? 🤔
Actor Timothée Chalamet "seemingly joked" that he would like to remake the film with him as Officer Jake Hoyt and NBA star Anthony Edwards playing Denzel's corrupt cop role.
The writer believes a Training Day reboot would work in today’s times.
"He was talking to me about my music. He was like, 'Yo, I really love 'What Ya Want.'" And I was just like, 'This is insane. Like, what are you talking about? How do you even know this?'"
He's Prince. He knows everything.
Dope article.
#hiphop #rap #music #musicnews #journalism
"Two days after Rolling Stone sent Russell Simmons questions for this article, a lawyer for three of the accusers told Rolling Stone: 'The matter has been resolved,' but declined to provide any additional details. Russell Simmons, through one of his attorneys, declined to comment."
03.11.2025 16:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Y'all have probably seen Questlove's tribute to D'Angelo. But it's a bittersweet remembrance of a Black genius.
On a more somber note: D'Angelo's funeral is on Saturday (Nov. 1) in Richmond, Va. It will be a sad day for Black music.
Thank you, D' Angelo! 🪽 🌹
An icon in Philadelphia radio, I gained my knowledge in rock music through his radio show on WMMR. He loved rock music to the fullest. On his show, Pierre would often tell origin stories of classic rock songs. He wasn't just a disc jockey, he was a historian.
Rest easy, Pierre Robert. 🙏🏾 🕊️ 🌹
Setlist.fm is a great resource for information on what songs artists performed at a show. I used it frequently when covering The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar on their past tour runs.
27.10.2025 15:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Whenever you have big book events in the city, they’re not at Black bookstores and they’re not in Black neighborhoods, so I really wanted to bring that to Bed Stuy [Brooklyn, N.Y]. People should expect all of their writing heroes," Nikole Hannah-Jones told Brownstoner.com.
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For Rolling Stone magazine's Musicians on Musicians issue, hip-hop lyricists Black Thought of The Roots and Redman sit down for an extensive interview about lyricism, fatherhood, longevity and what they have learned through their storied rap careers.
#hiphop #rap #journalism #music #musicnews
In the book, there's a "Brenda's Got a Baby" story about the real-life Brenda reuniting with her long-lost son (now a grown man) that she abandoned when he was a baby. Crazy.
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I'm totally devastated by this sad news. D'Angelo ushered in a new sound and swag to R&B and stayed true to his musical soul. He never followed trends and delivered an amalgam of funk and soul music that uplifted us as a people.
A music giant. Rest melodically, D'Angelo. And thank you. 🙏🏾 🎼 🎸 🪽
This is great news! >>
"We want to open it up as a cultural landmark for creative and artists of all types, for seekers of musical and spiritual knowledge, and for those just looking to be inspired." - John Coltrane's son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane
#jazz #music #history #journalism #culture
Here's another list.
Missy Elliott deserves all the accolades. So "Get Ur Freak On" being at No. 1 - 👏🏾
But I would have picked "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)." The song (and Hype Williams' eye-popping video) changed the game both lyrically and sonically.
So many great songs, 250 slots is not enough.
Sean "Diddy" Combs Sex Crimes Post-Trial Update: Diddy asked the 🍊 man for a pardon.
06.10.2025 23:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sean "Diddy" Combs has learned his fate. The disgraced rap mogul was sentenced to four years in prison.
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Hopefully, Mass Appeal and Marvel will have this comic available at their web stores. Not everybody can be at ComicCon.
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Another day, another nonsensical Best Rap Albums of All Time list. 🙄
Some criticisms:
Not enough women on this list. 🤔
Mobb Deep's The Infamous at No. 1? 🤔
Why are mixtapes included on this list? Mixtapes should be separate and not added on a best-of albums list.
What say you?
#hiphop #rap
