TYF Column: Nicki Minaj, Feminism and the Message Behind ‘Anaconda’

“She’s disgusting” “She’s such a bad example for young women” “She doesn’t respect herself, twerking all over the place” You would be surprised at the amount of tweets and status updates I read that complained about Nicki Minaj’s performance of…

Music News: Drake and Lil Wayne Announce Tour

Joint concerts are awesome, just read my review for Jay Z and Kanye’s Watch The Throne tour in 2011. Now, it’s time for Lil Wayne and Drake to co-headline their summer tour called “Drake vs Lil Wayne“. Tickets go on…

13 Best Modern Song Covers by Other Artists

After listening to Ed Sheeran’s beautiful rendition of Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love”, I remembered that there are many covers done by other artists that are just as great. Granted, most of these covers happen at radio shows, and after doing…

Beyoncé: The Game Changer

Beyoncé recently released her entire new album at midnight without so much as a tweet’s notice. Not only was her entire album available, but with the 14 songs she included 17 videos to go with them. There was absolutely no…

Album Review: Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2

 This highly anticipated second installment to Timberlake’s sensational album, The 20/20 Experience, provides both a perfect contrast and compliment. The first half of this hit album showcases light, funky nostalgic beats that remind us of his last album FutureSex/LoveSounds, which was also co-produced…

MTV Video Music Awards 2013 Winners & Performances

Last night’s VMAs was definitely a better show than the one in the past couple years. Sure, this one had its downs. (Anyone else still feeling personally victimized by Miley’s performance?) But a major–MAJOR–up was Justin Timberlake’s incredible and unforgettable…

Music News: Listen to Drake’s New Song “Hold On, We’re Going Home”

This past weekend, OVO Fest was headlined by Drake in his hometown of Toronto, and he was surrounded by an array of artists, from Big Sean, to Kanye West, to  Miguel, J. Cole, Wale and many more. Now today, we’re greeted…