Before Kendrick Lamar, before Kanye West, before Jay-Z, and even a year or two before N.W.A, music witnessed one of the first socially conscious hip hop groups ever, Public Enemy. Lead by legends Chuck D, and Flavor Flav, Public Enemy…
The 20 Strangest One-Hit Wonders
There are a lot of definitions for the term one-hit wonder, but the one that has seemed to have stuck has been an artist who has had just one Top 40 hit. Since Billboard began publishing the Hot 100…
The Film Canon: Do the Right Thing (1989)
It’s sweltering. Radio DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy (Samuel L. Jackson) is proclaiming it to be one of the hottest days of the summer. It’s too hot to work, but Mookie (Spike Lee) makes his way to Sal’s Pizzeria anyway. As…