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J.I.D on Maintaining His Integrity in Hip-Hop, Being the Leader of Change for Artists and Believing in the Will of the Gods

Across mixtapes, collabs, EPs and four acclaimed albums— The Never Story (2017), DiCaprio 2 (2018), The Forever Story (2022) and this year’s God Does Like Ugly —J.I.D has carved out a clear lane of ...
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Bars & Noble – Watch J.I.D and Joey Bada$$’s New Interview on the World Catching Up to Their Lyricism, Real Friendship and What’s Next

Hip-hop is most distinguished by its lyricism, which has become the most vital aspect of a rapper’s craft. Without it, the classic albums, celebrated songs and innovative wordplay that have been ...

Cardi B's new album, already double platinum, debuts at No. 1

Thanks to the inclusion of several gigantic hits like "WAP" and "Up" that had never appeared on an album, Cardi B's Am I the ...

Cardi B’s Masterful Album Rollout Helps Land ‘Am I the Drama?’ at Number One

Cardi B just snagged her latest career achievement with "Am I the Drama" debuting at Number One on the charts.

While the pop girls skewer boys, Olivia Dean's 'Man I Need' has hope

Dean's "Man I Need" is her first song to chart on Billboard's Hot 100, and it joins a growing trend of young women writing frustrated pop hits about love and dating.