After spending much of the ’90s establishing themselves as critical darlings, The Roots entered the new millennium from a different vantage point — emerging stars. The rap ensemble’s Q rating began catching up to their acclaim with the breakout success of their fourth studio album, Things Fall Apart, in 1999. The group’s first album to earn gold certification, Things Fall Apart was followed by Phrenology, which yielded the group another gold plaque. During the latter half of the aughts, The Roots took a creative detour following the release of their sixth studio album, 2004’s The Tipping Point, which featured a more pop-oriented sound and garnered a mixed-reaction in comparison to the universal praise attributed to their previous efforts…
HOT 97 Remembers Pop Smoke with exclusive comments from 50 Cent and CEO of Victor Victor Worldwide, Steven Victor, our own Drewski, TT Torrez and DJ Enuff along with past comments from Lil’…
Change occurs, even if it is painfully slow. On June 10th the Grammys announced that they would rebrand the Best Urban Contemporary Album as Best Progressive R&B Album. A group of music…
Last summer, Pop Smoke’s music––guttural, raw, irresistible––coursed through New York’s clubs, car stereos, yawning apartment windows. Born Bashar Barakah Jackson and raised in Canarsie,…
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