Pleazie Take Atlanta’s Birthday Bash ATL isn’t just a concert; it’s a cultural checkpoint where Black music flexes its global influence. Thirty years of Hip-Hop homecomings prove that Atlanta isn’t just part of the map ...
Pleazie Take Cardi B isn’t just planning a tour; she’s curating a spectacle with $35 million invested in production. That’s not just a tour budget—it’s a flex that reminds the industry who holds the crown ...
Pleazie Take Drake’s chart domination isn’t just about music; it’s about showing the power of Black artistry in an industry that often extracts our culture while gatekeeping the top spots. This triple album flex isn’t ...
Antonin Dvorak predicted that American classical music would draw from African American traditions. A new article wonders why American classical music has remained so white. When the first enslaved Africans landed on American shores in ...
Paras Griffin/Getty Recording artist Bobby Sessions attends “The Hate U Give” Atlanta Red Carpet Screening at Regal Atlantic Station on October 3, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bobby Sessions looks like he’s suffocating. His words are ...
Photo: Noam Galai (Getty Images) As some of the largest and most respected news outlets in America (unless you count Fox News, which is huge in Whitekanda) reported that alt-right and Neo-Nazi groups were celebrating ...
I recently saw a Billboard article that ranked every song on Janet Jackson’s fourth studio album, 1989’s Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 ( we’ll just call it Rhythm Nation from here on out ) —though ...
Photo Rob New York City hip-hop from past and present both represent heavy this week, while one of rap’s rookies of the year also drops new heat. For today’s New Music Fridays, New York City ...
We’re back at it again today (Sept. 20) with this week’s episode of XXL ‘s Hip-Hop Moments of Clarity podcast , dedicated to deciphering the biggest stories in hip-hop. This week, our hosts tackle 6ix9ine ...
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Haus Laboratories Welcome to Billboard ‘s weekly recap! Whether it’s a newly released song or video, a viral moment, or a big announcement, Billboard will have a round-up of the happenings ...