Fred SimsReligion Remembering DMX, Who Changed Rap Forever Pitchfork - Matthew Ismael RuizBut by 1997, he was showing up big name after big name on some of the year’s biggest posse cuts with boasts as terrifying as they were impressive: Ma$e’s “24 Hrs. to Live,” The Lox’s “Money, Power & Respect,”...
Fred SimsMusic DMX, gravel-voiced hip-hop star who battled law and addiction, dies at 50 verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Todd MartensDMX, the raspy, growling New York rapper who rose to fame with his 1998 blockbuster debut, “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot,” and became a chart and tabloid mainstay for years after, has died at age 50. He hospitalized...
Fred SimsFunk Music How Brit Funk Kept England Grooving in the 1980s bandcamp.com - Andy Thomas LISTSHow Brit Funk Kept England Grooving in the 1980sBy Andy Thomas · April 08, 2021 “Brit Funk was a really big cultural movement that actually grew …
Fred SimsBands How Rick James & His Hardworking Band Crafted His Breakthrough Album 'Street Songs' okayplayer.com - Chris Williams On April 7, 1981, Rick James' Street Songs was released. It peaked at number three on the Billboard charts. The album spawned two chart-topping …
Fred SimsAlbums Prince's Sister on Honoring Her Brother's Vault of Unreleased Music Rolling Stone - Brianna Holt Following Prince’s death in 2016, Tyka Nelson, the musician’s younger sister, has been tasked with helping preserve the Purple One’s legacy. She …
