Earlier this week on Monday (August 21), Doja Cat’s latest single “Paint The Town Red” became the first rap song from a solo female artist to reach No. 1 on Spotify’s Top 50 – USA chart. As the second ...

Sign up for ON the Beat, Josef Woodard’s semi-weekly newsletter preaching the gospel of eclectic music tastes. When it comes to historically and artistically ...

Sign up for ON the Beat, Josef Woodard’s semi-weekly newsletter preaching the gospel of eclectic music tastes. There was a time several years ago when a visit from ...

For the first Behind the Beat of 2022, Thomas Hobbs spoke with Drumma Boy about producing Jeezy and Kanye West's empowering trap anthem "Put On." The greatest rap songs don’t tend to begin in a ...

It’s that special time of year: Music festivals are starting to announce their lineups. So get your bug spray and earplugs and sort out your travel plans, people! One of the first to report in is the ...