kendrick lamar

Each year, once the Grammy nominees are announced, chaos ensues online. Although it’s not hard to predict who will be nominated, rest assured someone will be upset…and they haven’t even announced the winners yet.  It was a big year to be a female pop artist, and for the first time ever, the Grammy Awards will […]

What a year it’s been to go viral online… Somehow, I’m talking about 2024 as if it’s already over. It’s November…which means you should be sorting out the gifts you’re getting your friends and family.  And with the holidays and the wind down of the year comes a time of reflection. Whether that’s assessing how […]

When the nominations for the 2024 Country Music Awards were released, everyone was expected to see one name: Beyoncé. The pop megastar released her Country album Cowboy Carter on March 29th of this year. The album is a meditation on the meaning of Country music and a comprehensive study of the genre that takes Beyoncé […]

brat summer is for squashing beef through the power of song. Might we see the reconciliations of these famously feuding pairs?

The Complicated Legacy of Kendrick Lamar’s Landmark Pop-Out Show

With hits like Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Billie Eilish’s “LUNCH” Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe” and more, we’re having a 2016 summer and it feels so good.

Each year, GQ rounds up 16 of the year’s most in-demand, handsomely dressed men and then asks you – dear reader – to vote for The One. It’s the March-Madness-Bracket for fashion magazine fans and superfans alike. This year’s choice was Oklahoma City Thunder’s star player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. This year’s GQ Sweet 16 featured some […]

Much like Outkast and Little Brother, J. Cole helped reshape the narrative surrounding the lack of lyricism from southern rappers. The Fayetteville, North Carolina native raps with the technical brilliance of New York City rap titans like Nas and Jay-Z. His sincere take on the Black Experience makes him a leading voice in Hip-Hop. Cole […]

Hip-Hop legend Snoop Dogg is rap’s cool uncle. For three decades, the man born Calvin Broadus has been an ambassador for Hip-Hop in the mainstream media. His laidback gangster persona and love for alternative medicine has garnered him respect from other rappers and love from suburban soccer moms. His charisma allows him to hang with […]

Kendrick Lamar is as prolific as he is innovative. The Compton emcee is considered one of the greatest rappers of his generation. He’s covered California gang culture, Black adolescence, and social justice in an almost cinematic fashion. The man known as Kung-Fu Kenny is a favorite amongst his peers, die-hard Hip-Hop fans, and even former […]