The Most Memorable 1999 Albums (Part 2)
PopMatters turned 25 recently, and these memorable 1999 albums celebrate the popular music that defined the year of our birth. This is part two with more to follow.
PopMatters turned 25 recently, and these memorable 1999 albums celebrate the popular music that defined the year of our birth. This is part two with more to follow.
The ten best hip-hop albums of August 2021 reveal truths about our strange, alarming but often exciting contemporary socio-cultural landscape.
Nostalgia Alert! Jump back a decade and enjoy the best songs of 2011. They are headlined by a synthpop classic, a massive hit from a hot diva, pristine harmonies of a young band headed for greatness.
Epic, sleek, weed rap, emo, sociopolitical, gangsta, or house party? In which direction will hip-hop go? 2010 was a year for all of the above.
In 2019, a spotlight on queer musicians and fast-paced broadcast made the Grammys have some real cultural relevance. Its 2020 edition, clouded by tragedy, scandal, and bloat, only served to remind us why award shows are so problematic.
The megamix is a variegated mural, with flashes of color – neon pink, chartreuse, head-gash red – popping off chipped concrete, an amalgamation of flavor so fresh it strains the vision, so vivid it glows.
On NASIR, Nas is completely overshadowed by the musical performances of Kanye West and his collaborators.