Throughout the years, white artists have abused Urban culture for their own personal gain. Seeking to increase their record sales, access broader markets and keep up with industry trends, these individuals conveniently adopt the styles of their peers without a true appreciation of the music.

During the last four years, the genre of R&B music has rapidly lost its footing as a dominant art form of popular culture and has been marginalised on the charts. Yet, as critics and fans look to men, such as Chris Brown, Usher and Trey Songz, to provide an answer to this crisis, the salvation of the [...]

The female Hip-Hop movement reached new heights during the 1990s and for a very brief period in the history of the male-dominated genre, women seemed to rule the world. Yet, despite their numerous commercial achievements, the successes of these women were always connected to a web of manipulation by men that eventually resulted in female [...]

‘The X Factor (UK)’ came to a shocking conclusion last year when Little Mix took home the gold as the first group to win the competition. However, in addition to the raging debate regarding whether the young ladies were indeed the most deserving of the title, a pressing question was raised: could a girl group [...]

Those of you who paid attention to the 2011 Billboard Year-End charts may have developed the same conclusion as other intelligent consumers of popular culture – most of the year’s successful songs were performed by artists who can’t sing. So, where are all of the powerhouse vocalists? At the bottom of the charts.

Yesterday, The Lava Lizard listed the Best Videos of 2011 and now it’s time for us to review the Best Singles! Thousands of people voted for the Single of the Year in The Lava Lizard Awards readers’ poll and Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ won the title with a whopping 54% of the votes. Yet, there was [...]

Earlier today, we revealed the winners of The Lava Lizard Awards and thanks to the unwavering support of her fans, Beyonce was able to snatch the title of Video of the Year with ‘Run the World (Girls)’. However, although the production was undoubtedly one of the best visuals of the year, the was another visual [...]