Def Jam

Taylor’s third studio album, ‘The Album,’ is an honest work of art.

For my third and final question, I asked Taylor: You’re an R&B star, mother, wife, director, and more. How do you do it all?

“People put on a persona that they’re happy every day, but really they aren’t. That’s why parked car conversations are needed.”

“People tattoo my lyrics, my face, all that. That’s forever.”

‘Jesus Is King’ is like elevator music for Christians.

It is, admittedly, not Kanye West season.

“It's hell of a long way from back in the basement.”

"We gotta realize we are inspiration’s inspiration."

Coming Friday.

"It's still fucked up inside the system."

Maxo’s vocals are clear, incisive stabs of reflective clairvoyance.

Invest in your career.

Us, too.

'Rap or Go to the League' is 2 Chainz displaying his greatest gift as a rapper: eclecticism.

"It surely did."

"It's like a push to the fans and stuff like that.

According to record labels, anyway.

When DaniLeigh was 18, she worked with Prince. Now 23, she wants to be known for her music, first and foremost.

One of hip-hop’s most relentless new forces understands the time for change is now.

'The Black Album' was meant to be a once-in-a-career album.

That may not be a good thing.

Well, that was unexpected.

“He said he needed something that represented him and where he comes from so here it is.”

'MihTy' is a collection of safe songs that are too formulaic to be interesting.