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History was made today as it was announced that Kendrick Lamar, an intellectual rapper from Compton, California who made his rise through the ranks a reality around 2014, won the first ever Pulitzer Prize awarded to a rapper. Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize As a matter of fact, he’s the first musician to win that wasn’t … Read more

Get ready to take an emotional rollercoaster. There are some real despicable people out there doing horrible things for selfish reasons, but in the end justice can prevail when given the opportunity. The Context – Mastering the Clarinet That’s how it went down for Eric Abramovitz. From the early age of seven he’d already earned … Read more

Life comes at you fast. And we all know what they say about Karma. (She’s a female dog, apparently.) This is America’s Success Childish Gambino experienced a tremendous success with his recent outrage-baiting single and music video entitled ‘This is America,’ in which he repeats a lot of nonsensical phrases paired with imagery that insinuates … Read more

In the United Kingdom, circa the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, the rave culture had grown to its peak manifestation. From the party-goers’ perspective, ravers were mostly young people having a good time. But from the viewpoint of the local and national governments it wasn’t quite such a simple picture. The Rave Problem of the … Read more

It was only a few days ago when I mentioned once again that Michael Jackson’s Thriller album was the best-selling album of all time. Things can change seemingly fast, but it was a long road for The Eagles before they finally usurped the King of Pop’s number one spot. The Eagles Dethrone Thriller as Best-Selling … Read more

Music licensing laws have been screwed up for a long time now… on the order of decades. So many people get their flat fees when an album is recorded, pressed, and sold. The mixing, mastering, and recording engineers, the record executives, the marketing team, video directors and editors… even the roadies on tour are on … Read more

In today’s weird but true news, Beyoncé’s ex-drummer Kimberly Thompson has filed a restraining order against the singer over allegations of “extreme witchcraft” and even the death of her baby kitten on tour. The Background Development: Extreme Witchcraft Beyoncé, who in her early days with Destiny’s Child was a devout Christian who refused to compromise … Read more

This one has been cooking for years in the background. I caught wind of it years ago and forgot about it, only to see it finally come to a head in the courts. The Background of the Dark Horse Saga In 2013, Katy Perry releases a song “Dark Horse” that features an instrumental and a … Read more