It looks like Kanye's decision may cost him Billboard recognition.
This week Kendrick Lamar covers Billboard and speaks about the Grammys, the cultural impact of To Pimp A Butterfly, and meeting President Obama. During the Billboard interview Kendrick shares thoughts on the big night ahead of him, in which he is nominated 11 times. On the upcoming Grammy night: “It’s bigger than me. When we think about […]
Billboard has revealed their picks for the best albums of 2015. Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly” hit the #1 top spot once again! Check out the full list below: ALBUMS 1 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly 2 Hamilton soundtrack 3 Grimes, Art Angels 4 Vince Staples, Summertime ‘06 5 Adele, 25 6 Jamie […]
Congrats Alessia! Alessia Cara earns her first airplay No. 1 as her debut single “Here” steps 2-1 on the Rhythmic Songs airplay chart dated Dec. 19 (up three percent in spins during the week ending Dec. 6, according to Nielsen Music). The track spent 17 weeks scaling the chart, after debuting at No. 36 on […]
Nicki Minaj’s raw nature is what makes her interviews so astonishing. Besides what you see on the surface of Nicki Minaj and in her music, when she openly expresses herself…the experience is surreal. During her interview for Billboard’s No. 1 Year-End Cover, she discusses everything from Donald Trump, dating Meek Mill, getting advice from Beyoncé & […]
Drake is the win that just keeps on winning.
Billboard released it’s R&B/Hip-Hop chart wins for 2015 dominated by Drake, The Weeknd, Fetty Wap, and more. Music veterans such as D’Angelo and Janet Jackson joined new artists like iLoveMemphis & Rae Sremmurd on the charts. Drake ranks as the top R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year with his surprise “If You’re Reading This It’s […]
Kendrick Lamar’s latest album “To Pimp A Butterfly” is named the Album of the Year by Rolling Stone, SPIN, and Complex. Rolling Stone “Musically, lyrically and emotionally, Kendrick Lamar’s third album is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece – a sprawling epic that’s both the year’s most bumptious party music and its most gripping therapy session. A rap […]
The hip-hop world has been abuzz following the release of Billboard’s “The 10 Greatest Rappers of All Time” list, which was published last Thursday (November…
In the words of Houston Rap Icon Paul Wall, “They got the internet going nuts.” Who is they? Billboard magazine and they got social media on Hot Fire right now. Why? Well, the publication released a list of the Top 10 rappers of ALL time and the list didn’t include Tupac, LL Cool J, Big […]
Billboard has released their list of the 10 greatest rappers of all time. Check out the list below: 10. Lil Wayne 9. Kendrick Lamar 8. Ghostface Killah 7. Lauryn Hill 6. Andre 3000 5. Nas 4. Rakim 3. Eminem 2. Jay Z 1. Notorious B.I.G. For the full story and reasons behind each pick click HERE.
Billboard Magazine has apologized for “sexualizing” North West in a bizarre tweet sent out Friday morning.
