I haven't heard much uproar about this from the hip-hop community, but I read somewhere recently that the reggaeton station in New York has overtaken the hip-hop station in the ratings. This would seem a rather monumental development, no? In the past few years, reggaeton stations have actually replaced modern rock stations in cities with significant hispanic populations. I recall there being a bit of a stink over this in Philadelphia, but it can be difficult for anyone to pretend they give a fuck about rock music (other than the ur-fashionable indie rock) these days. In fact, many modern rock stations these ...

Over at the part of this site where they keep the important journalism, there's a story about the marginally talented, partially hispanic pop rapper Fabolous, ...

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Your boy YN is just about to put another issue to bed, and I’m patiently waiting for Jay-Z to call me. I mean, President Carter. ...

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For years, whenever I got into fights with holier-than-thou backpack rap fans (which was often, cause you know there’s loads of those fools out here ...

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So while the internet goes nutz over who T.I. Is dissin on his new album.....I got some advice for aspiring entertainment moguls......something I'm learnin as ...

Rolling Stone magazine recently released its annual list of music's biggest moneymakers. Here's the top 10: U2, $154.2 million The Rolling Stones, $92.5 million Eagles, $63.2 million Paul McCartney, ...