Taylor Swift‘s Folklore spent a seventh non-consecutive week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. After setting a record for the longest consecutive run at Number One in RS 200 history, Folklore returned to the top after pulling in 84,900 album-equivalent units, driven mostly by sales. …
Read More »Yellowcard Drop Lawsuit Against Juice WRLD Over 'Lucid Dreams'
Yellowcard has dropped a $15 million copyright lawsuit against Juice WRLD, which was filed last October before the rapper’s death, and accused him and his producers of knowingly copying the band’s song “Holly Wood Died” on his breakout hit “Lucid Dreams.” Last Friday, July 24th, Yellowcard’s lawyer, Richard Busch — …
Read More »Juice WRLD's Death Ruled an Accidental Overdose
According to a statement released by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday, Juice WRLD’s December 8th death was caused by a drug overdose. The autopsy determined that the 21-year-old rapper “died as a result of oxycodone and codeine toxicity.” The autopsy also confirms that Higgins’ death was an …
Read More »How Bossa Nova Is Infiltrating Rap and R&B
In March, the Brazilian style of music known as bossa nova made an unexpected appearance on one of the year’s biggest hip-hop albums: Juice WRLD‘s Death Race for Love. Thank Tommy Brown. During a recording session earlier this year with two other beat-makers, Boi-1da and Jahaan Sweet, Brown came across …
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