This article from The Ringer goes into the power of the playlist in 2017, especially when compared to a weaker year of big name album releases: How the Playlist Finally Usurped the Album...
This is an amazing interactive look at the top songs on Billboard's "Hot Rap Songs" chart from 1989 to 2015: Billboard's "HOT RAP SONGS" Chart. It's by Matthew Daniels, who's ideas from his Journalist Engineer article are definitely shining here. I...
Originally published in Feburary 2013 for UCLA's Cultural Affairs Commission. Fresh off scoring a number 1 debut album last month, A$AP Rocky’s success seems to have happened overnight. His star studded single “F**kin’ Problems” (featuring guest...
Compilation of Kendrick Lamar performing “Buried Alive”, “ADHD”, and “Hiii Power” at San Jose State University as a part of Drake's Club Paraside tour on March 10, 2012...
Originally published in November 2011 for UCLA's Cultural Affairs Commission. A week from today, two of the most anticipated albums of the quarter are about to drop. However, if you’ve been paying attention to the music blogs or even your own...