It’s Hard to Listen to Albums Now

R.I.P. to the long play.

I was driving home last night at around 2 AM, and I had the radio on as I often do when I’m taking the ride from Manhattan back to Staten Island. Usually I just sort of flip up and down the dial until I…

17 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Sean “Diddy” Combs

There is more to the man than Ciroc and…

What Makes a Gentleman* in the Music Business

*and an Arsehole 

Meet the Rap Super Producer Who Made Himself Disappear

He walked away from everything except himself. 

The Rise and Fall of 50 Cent

Nothing Lasts Forever

Beyonce Broke the Music Business

Release of Her New LP Changes Everything

Outtakes From Suge Knight in ‘Rolling Stone’

What didn’t make it into the article

How the Beats Made Cam’ron’s “Purple Haze” Great

Is Conscious Rap Dead?

The evolution of a once-mighty genre of music.

Don’t Ask Rappers Stupid Questions

Asking what people want to know vs. maybe getting your ass kicked.