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Usually, it’s hard to know exactly when a movement started. Most events that go on to become important to people develop a kind of mythology. In other words, no one…
Hip Hop lost one of its greats today. According to reports, Keith Carter, aka DJ Big Kap, died today in his hometown of New York City. The details of his…
There are those who argue that musicians should not involve themselves in politics at all regardless of whether it’s publicly supporting a party or candidate or running for office themselves.…
Still on the theme of Ty Dolla $ign, the “Airplane Mode” rapper has just dropped a new single called “Wavy”. DJ Mustard’s recognizable beats form the backbone while Ty and…
It’s been a while since Destructo’s name has graced this blog. Well, there’s no need to wait any longer. Destructo has teamed up with Ty Dolla $ign and iLoveMakonnen, and…
There’ve been some changes to MyMP3Pool’s Top 10 Downloaded Tracks this week. Haven’t-heard-from-in-a-while artists, like Tank and Dr Dre, are at the top of the charts again. The Weeknd and Kid…
It’s Friday afternoon. You know what you need? You need a good laugh. Eminem has been lots of things through his career – and he’s been accused of lots of…
I’m not going to take you too far back today – just back to 2011. That’s the year Jay Z and Kanye West came up with “N****s in Paris” that…
A few days ago, Kendrick Lamar’s Austin City Limits show was edited into an hour-long PBS special episode. Throughout the performance, Lamar showcased clean versions of his latest hits. The…
Yesterday morning when I heard the news of David Bowie’s passing, I couldn’t help but feel the weight of that loss. I was never a huge Bowie fan. In fact,…