Ratt played an important role in defining the sound of the glam metal genre (also called hair metal and pop metal) in the 1980s. They achieved a lot of commercial success, with some of their albums going platinum and even multi-platinum. And although Ratt is a quintessentially 80s band, they have continued to put out…
Atlanta-based rapper 2 Chainz is many artists rolled into one. He gets it done with solid trap hits, but he can also pull off traditional southern rap unlike the rest. Born Tauheed K. Epps in College Park, Georgia, 2 Chainz has established himself as a hitmaker over the last couple of decades. His studio albums…
In 1967, a little-known band called Big Brother and the Holding Company took to the stage at the Monterey Pop Festival and blew the world away. Or rather, their singer, Janis Joplin, did. With her electrifying stage presence and powerful rasp, Joplin was like no other singer around. Over the course of four studio albums…
Singer, songwriter, and music producer Anthony Hamilton may have managed to stay under the radar all these years, but it doesn’t mean he’s not successful. Considered by many to be one of soul and R&B’s greatest, Hamilton is the kind of artist that creates music that endures. His smooth style and flawless crooning is truly…
Alanis Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter who has been in the business for three decades and counting. She started out making pop music. However, Morissette tends to be much better-known because of her eventual turn towards making rock music, which turned out to be very successful. After all, she has managed to sell more than…
Back in the early 2000s, rap stars didn’t get much bigger than Ja Rule. After breaking through with his platinum-selling debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci, he ruled the charts with top 20 hits like Between You and Me, I’m Real (Murder Remix), and Ain’t It Funny. His run of success was bought to a halt…
No matter how somber and romantic the rest of the ceremony is, the bouquet toss is the perfect point in a wedding to let your hair down and have some fun. It’s the moment when all the single ladies gather around to compete to catch the bride’s bouquet – the one who catches it will…
Eccentric. Soulquarian. The Queen of Neo-Soul. There can only by one Erykah Badu. Since the talented singer-songwriter first debuted in the late 90s, Badu has only blessed the world with 5 studio albums. Yet she’s managed to redefine and help shape the entire modern soul movement. Badu also hasn’t released an album since 2010, but…
Rammstein is a German band that formed in 1994. Genre-wise, they make Neue Deutsche Härte, which is a kind of crossover music that incorporates influences from rock, techno, and others. Something that is unsurprising when the term means “New German Hardness.” In any case, Rammstein is notable for being pioneers of Neue Deutsche Härte. Moreover,…