Many people have seen The Godfather. The Francis Ford Coppola-directed movie is frequently cited as one of the best — if not the best — films of all time. And rightfully so, it’s a family movie disguised as a crime drama masquerading as an inside look at the mafia. …

Election day came and America voted overwhelmingly to re-elect Donald Trump, bringing to the fore something we have known for the longest time — Americans will do anything to return the country to a time which never even existed in the first place. When it was great, they think. When…

In the fall of 2010, I had the courtesy of interviewing a young rapper, largely unknown out of serious hip-hop circles, named Kendrick Lamar. The interview was for a 300-word profile to be published in XXL magazine, what I believe was the first piece of print journalism done on him. …

The other day, I was on my way to the gym when I thought of a particular song I wanted to hear. It was not, in today’s culture, a particularly popular tune (not like, you know, Harry Styles or Taylor Swift). The song in question was a gospel tune, pretty…

Recently, I was going through an old hard drive. On the drive I found an iTunes folder filled with music that I must have downloaded between the years 2009 and 2012. When I began cueing up songs, memories came back to me. I thought about the time of life that…

Freddie Gibbs new movie “Down With The King” has an interesting premise. In the film, Gibbs plays a rapper named Money Merc, who has retreated to a secluded home in an unnamed wilderness, ostensibly to record a new album. When we first meet Merc, he appears to have recently arrived…

Last week, Beyonce released her new single, “Break My Soul,” a dance-inflected track that harkens back to the early 90s, complete with a propulsive “four on the floor” rhythm and house piano accompaniment. “Now, I just fell in love, and I just quit my job,” she sings in the opening…

Back on November 5th, ten people died and dozens more were injured during a performance by rapper Travis Scott at “Astroworld.” With reportedly 50,000 people in attendance at the music festival, which took place at NRG Park in Houston, TX, Scott is now facing multiple lawsuits (one source pegs it…

Last month, Post Malone returned with what it supposedly the first official single from his forthcoming album, PM4, a collaboration with The Weeknd called “One Right Now.” I say supposedly about this new record because, back in the summer, after a lengthy hiatus, Posty dropped “Motley Crew. It was produced…