When Hip Hop meets pop, the result is often pure magic. Some of the most memorable moments in music come from when a rap verse jumps into a pop track, adding a fresh layer of attitude, energy, and ...

Nothing about Biz Markie’s unapologetically wacky, is-this-guy-for-real? 1989 hip-hop love song “Just A Friend” screamed POP HIT! The “vocalist,” a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing ...

Each year, the album becomes a more fragile thing, and also less meaningful: Musicians are focused on their fame and their art minute to minute, not cycle to cycle. So it makes sense that the most ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. skaiwater is letting work get in the way. "I've been working overtime, babe / Don't fuck him 'cause you miss me." Laying the stakes so barely is ...

Rap started to make its impact on the world of mainstream pop music in the late 80s. Little by little, bands and acts that had already become stars in the hip hop arena began to work their way higher ...