Kingston, Jamaica is not simply a capital city. It is arguably the most concentrated source of popular music innovation on earth, and any serious music tour of Kingston will make that case without effort.[#item_full_content
The sleng teng story begins not in Kingston but in a Casio office in Tokyo, and it ends with a genre reborn.[#item_full_content
Travis Scott’s 2024 Miami Beach trespassing case was dismissed after his defense team proved that no trespassing signs existed at the dock on the night of his arrest, according to the attorney who handled the matter.[#item_full_content
Pac Div produced one of the most celebrated songs in Kendrick Lamar’s catalog, and the story of how it came together is as low-key as the track itself.[#item_full_content
Lil Durk has been acquitted on all charges in his federal murder-for-hire trial, a verdict that landed with immediate force across hip-hop circles and sparked a sharp debate about whether the outcome deserves celebration, cautious acknowledgment, or something in between.[#item_full_content
Rod Wave sampled a significant portion of Boosie Badazz’s early catalog, cleared every track legally through Trill Entertainment, the label that owns the music, and then went a step further.[#item_full_content
Dancehall has a longer, stranger, and more triumphant relationship with the Billboard Hot 100 than most music fans realize.[#item_full_content
Capleton got a formal proclamation from Patrick Brown, the mayor of Brampton, Canada and the King Shango himself says reading it made him want to keep pushing harder in music.[#item_full_content
Valiant just put the word out himself he’s celebrating his birthday in New York City this Saturday, September 19, and he wants you there.[#item_full_content
Colin Kaepernick is not holding back on what he believes really happened when Jay-Z signed his deal with the NFL back in 2019.[#item_full_content