In the midst of a pandemic year, The Weeknd’s Super Bowl performance was one of the only sanctioned live major media performance events. Watching it felt kind of like being Continue Reading
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Written by Queen Bey before she was crowned, ‘Survivor’ was the smash hit single that fully crystallised Destiny’s Child’s place in R&B history. Beyonce, ever ahead of the curve, spoke Continue Reading
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Define MeWords: Peter A. BerryEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Brooklyn’s Sheff G is one of the most important Continue Reading
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Metal has long been associated with hyper-masculinity. The brutish force of extreme music often speaks to emotionally suppressed white males, and as history has shown, metal and all its subgenres Continue Reading
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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 Continue Reading
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The one who strikes first doesn't always walk away with the W. That's a lesson the rap world has learned through years of rappers' clapback songs crushing the diss tracks from Continue Reading
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R&B Singer Antonio Ramsey returns with an infectious feel-good track titled “Nights in Malibu” ft. Milaniaa Monroe. The soulful singer wanted to lift spirits during the unprecedented time of the Continue Reading
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For decades, hip-hop fans have been leaning on the anticipation and excitement about a new project coming out. Some of the genre's greatest albums were sought after for some time, Continue Reading
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There is always a market for songs that are a soundtrack to a crazy time or experience in life, no matter how wild that track is. BRS Kash, a rapper from the Continue Reading
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