THE 2-MINUTE RULE FOR MUSIC

To witness the start of a star is usually a uncommon thing—but in 2021, we witnessed two. It absolutely was just every week into January that Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license” arrived, a debut solitary so quick and so relatable that it quickly grew to become a pop cultural landmark, a Song of your 12 months-level statement that felt just l

Inevitably these situations overshadowed the music. Commentators called on document labels to fall rappers who encouraged violence, echoing the censure of gangsta rap during the eighties and 90s. The whole hip-hop genre was born from city disenfranchisement, kids in by far the most derelict sections with the Bronx, in New York, congregating at bloc