Music icon Quincy Jones, who has worked with everyone from Michael Jackson to Oprah, recently did a Q+A with The National and revealed his take on the current music landscape. To put it bluntly, Jones is not impressed.
When asked about today’s music stars, Jones held nothing back:
“Music has gone so far down lately because everyone is going after the money. People are...
Earlier this year, Rashida Jones made headlines in October when she told the women of the industry "to stop acting like whores" (as indicated in her viral hashtag) and step up their standards. Greeted by a ton of backlash in response to her rant, Rashida now takes to Glamour Magazine to further explain her message...
Big K.R.I.T. is on a journey through this music industry, and he's just getting started. The up and coming Mississippi rapper/producer (and 2011 XXL Freshman) has made a big splash in the past few years on the strength of his mixtapes (King Remembered In Time being a particular highlight), guest appearances (don't sleep on his "Make My" verse from The Roots' undun, or his scene-stealing
Lil Wayne's favorite new producer speaks to XXL about the criticism "How to Love" received, being the next Quincy Jones and joining the Young Money/Cash Money team...
Suddenly embraced by rap royalty, Kansas City’s Tech N9ne stands on the verge of mainstream stardom. Read an excerpt from the June 2011 feature story...