“First Class,” the second single from Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow’s album Come Home The Kids Miss You, is one of the biggest songs of 2022 so far, reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 twice since its April release. One reason for the quick ascent: the familiarity of the chorus, which samples Fergie’s vocals from […]
The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace) would have celebrated his 50th birthday this May. Now, in honor of him turning the big 5-0, Wallace’s estate, his former label Bad Boy, Rhino, and Atlantic Records will collaborate on a year-long campaign in celebration of this life. The Sky’s The Limit: A Year Celebrating The Legacy of […]
This article originally appeared in the September 1999 issue of SPIN. “You must be high.” We heard that a lot during the time we spent preparing this issue. Which is understandable. Pronouncing the 90 greatest albums of the ’90s is a somewhat presumptuous thing to do. When you’re measuring the music this decade is offering to […]
We know, we know — the best concert of all-time is your friend’s obscure indie-punk band playing a sweaty neighborhood basement back in ‘94. We admit that one slipped through the cracks. Maybe it’s a fool’s errand, but this list is our attempt to narrow down three and a half decades of worthy live music events […]
It was all a dream for The Notorious B.I.G., but this news is legit. Biggie’s son, Christopher “C.J.” Wallace, toasted his own big poppa on Tuesday by releasing a remix of his father’s career-altering smash “Big Poppa.“ It’s the first single from the upcoming Ready to Dance album, due out in September in conjunction with Frank […]