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The following post originally appears on The New York Times under the title, “For Female Rappers, Steadiest Gigs Are on TV.”  By: Jon Caramanica Good news! The most popular rapper in America in the last few months may well have been a woman. In recent years, female rappers have usually been loudest in their absence, […]

      Ah music. It’s pros and cons are just about even, so pick a side. Either you love it or hate it or want nothing to do with with it. When we add the word “industry” to it, it becomes an even more hateful loving relationship. I liked the fan page for the […]

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, controversial teen rapper Chief Keef has been taken into police custody. A judge has ruled that the Chicago emcee has violated his probation. Thoughts on Chief Keef’s latest legal woes? Are you a fan? Do you think he gets a bad rap, or is it deserved?

After two year’s hiatus, 17-year old “prodigy” of rap group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA), launched his twitter account, announcing that Earl Sweatshirt is “home.” Shortly after, a youtube video with a snippet of an unheard track featured Sweatshirt demanding 50,000 followers on twitter within a day in exchange for new music. […]

Here are 5 artists that are going to be HUGE in 2012. Some you may know, some you may not. But I’m downright positive that these individuals will hit it BIG next year, just in time for the apocalypse….

MUSICNEWS: Ice-T Doesn’t Like Hip-POP, Record Execs Trafficking COCAINE, and Rihanna’s New Album Coming Soon…

I think 4 is an amazing album. But pop stars are called “pop stars” because they make music that’s POPular. For a big budget, worldwide pop superstar, the point is to sell records, not impress music nerds like myself.