Is this guy now officially the World’s Most Embarrassing Dad? Maybe. I’ll try to keep the embarrassment to a minimum with music news for September 22, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS:
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When Amy Lee and Evanescence released Fallen, their debut album, back in 2003, they couldn’t have imagined how enduring that record would be. Earlier this month, it was certified as a Diamond-seller in
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Hip-hop continues to be a major force in culture and an influence on other genres of music. But have you ever wondered why it’s called “hip-hop?” The answer lies in the late 70s
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Who better meets the moment and cuts through the noise than Chuck D? The influential rapper and one of the elder statesmen of the hip hop and social justice movement will be recognized
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The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed a law that would make it much more difficult to submit rap lyrics in criminal trials. The bill, believed to be the first of its
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Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from them again. Moving to music news for May 19, 2022. Jesse Hughes of
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Comedian Alexander Stein wanted to make a point about anti-vaxxers so he showed up for an open-mic session at Dallas City Council. Dressed in nurse’s scrubs, he proceeded to lay down this rap.
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Here’s something you don’t see every day: Two state senators in New York have introduced a bill to stop the use of rap lyrics as evidence in trials. Brad Hoylman and Jamaal Bailey,
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Do you pop your headphones in when you go for a walk? Apparently this is what you’re listening to, according to Spotify sneakily scanning and analyzing and tracking everything you’re picking all the
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Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people are very pessimistic about much of the British music scene surviving through the
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Here’s another graphic from Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored, this time looking at the early days of rap and hip-hop in Canada. These genres were invented in New York–specifically the Bronx–and eventually spread internationally
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