The New York Times – Music:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning social commentator rapper returns after five years with “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” an album about what’s broken on the inside.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Bad Bunny Has the Biggest Week of 2022 on the Chart, for Now
The New York Times – Music:
Future broke the record last week; Kendrick Lamar is poised to set a new bar next week. Blockbuster season on the Billboard album chart has finally arrived.
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Lil Keed, Up-and-Coming Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 24
The New York Times – Music:
The musician, a protégé of Young Thug, died on Friday in Los Angeles, his label said.
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Kendrick Lamar Returns With ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’
The New York Times – Music:
Since his 2017 album, “DAMN.,” the California rapper has won seven Grammys and the Pulitzer Prize for music. “Mr. Morale,” his fifth LP, is expected to make a big splash on the charts.
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Future Earns an Eighth No. 1 Album With ‘I Never Liked You’
The New York Times – Music:
The Atlanta rapper’s latest release had the largest numbers of the year so far, but big new LPs from Bad Bunny and Jack Harlow will register on next week’s chart.
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A Decade of Drill Rap
The New York Times – Music:
Pop Smoke, Lil Durk, Fivio Foreign and more have taken the sound that emerged in Chicago in different directions. What might come next?
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Black Star’s First Album in 24 Years Arrives, and 11 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Sharon Van Etten, Carly Rae Jepsen, 070 Shake and others.
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Jack Harlow Knows What He Wants. And Where He Stands.
The New York Times – Music:
On the heels of his first solo No. 1 hit, the 24-year-old rapper is releasing “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” an album that appeals to the vastly different corners of his fan base.