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There's one reason why Fat Joe would come out of retirement. In an interview with Billboard on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the "Lean Back" musician, 49, revealed how Killer Mike inspired him to return to his ...
OPINION: As Drake continues to receive backlash for his new album, 'Honestly, Nevermind,' theGrio examines the history of rap music and house music coming together and whether hip hop is in danger ...
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian said "KOD's best track may be its closer, 1985, which is billed as a taster of his forthcoming project The Fall Off.It delivers hip-hop's new generations of artists (by whom Cole is "unimpressed") a wise, warm but firm talking-to that switches from practical advice, warnings about the fleeting nature of fame and the inadvisability of jumping on trends to a stark ...
Hip hop music and hip hop culture is widely considered to have originated on the East Coast of the United States in New York City. [4] [5] [6] As a result, New York rappers were often perceived as feeling their hip hop scene was superior to other regional hip hop cultures whereas those on the West Coast of the United States had developed an inferiority complex.
Hip-hop lyrics have, for years, been weaponized in U.S. courtrooms. As rap celebrates its 50th anniversary, the genre also marks a lengthy history of having its artistic expression viewed through ...
The components of rap include "content" (what is being said, e.g., lyrics), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). [5] Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. [6] It also differs from singing, which varies in pitch and does not always include words. Because they do ...
In a fractious America, there’s still one thing that people can agree on: Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The Virginian’s country flip of an old J-Kwon hit rang out from bars ...
On January 26, Tyler, the Creator won a Grammy for Best Rap Album with Igor, and 21 Savage won a Grammy for Best Rap Song with "A Lot" featuring J. Cole. [7] Nipsey Hussle posthumously won two Grammys for Best Rap/Sung Performance with "Higher" with DJ Khaled and John Legend, and Best Rap Performance for "Racks in the Middle" with Roddy Ricch ...