The Joe Budden Podcast, known for their extremely hot takes, had yet another one when discussing Tupac's ability and status as a lyricist.
The plastic crown, worn by Notorious B.I.G. in the iconic 'King of New York' photoshoot, was originally bought for $6 and sold for substantially more at Sotheby's inaugural hip-hop auction along with memorabilia from Tupac, Slick Rick, Salt-N-Pepa, and more.
With the announcement of Bowie's impending eight posthumous albums, it begs to question, do posthumous releases add to an artist's legacy, or endanger it? Let's take a look at a few examples, from the good, to the so-so, to the terrible.
Check out some of this week's most talked about and interesting film trailers like Thor: Ragnarok, Transformers: The Last Knight, All Eyez On Me, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and more.
In Volume 3 of Musicphiles we chop it up about a number of the latest projects and singles to drop. We give our thoughts about Drake's More Life and whether we think he's just riding waves at this point. Then we talk about Rather You Than Me by Rick Ross and the latest singles from Kendrick Lamar and what we think he may have in store. We end things by talking about Mike WiLL Made-It's latest, Kodak Black's surprisingly fire album, Tuxedo II, The Wild by Raekwon, and more.
More than 1,000 items were sold over three days from artists including Eddie Van Halen, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Cher, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, Whitney Houston, The Doors, Little Richard, and more.
In our first show of the new decade we discuss the tragic passing of Kobe, the growing debate about Oprah, the Supreme x Tupac controversy, Big Sean finally addressing Kendrick Lamar, and our thoughts about the Grammys and Oscars.
Since its inception hip-hop has struggled to overcome misogyny in both its lyrics and in the way they depict women. But that doesn't mean that throughout its history feminism hasn't made its impact felt.
For the second year in a row the most talked about inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame isn't from rock, but rap; and for the second year in row there's a lot of bitching about whether or not hip-hop belongs. For a long time, I have been adamantly for it because classic hip-hop definitely shares that same spirit and feeling that birth rock and roll. But as it's grown and evolved as a genre it's become clearer than ever that it's time they cut the cord.
