Before they began using tropical storms as metaphors for just how severely they were going to rock you in the early ’80s to widespread approval, the Scorpions banged out a handful of underground hard rock classics that were big in Japan and practically nowhere else.
Approaching his craft with scientific studiousness, Rakim quickly established himself as one of hip-hop’s pre-eminent, most influential lyricists, smooth, cerebral and effortlessly on point.
Helen Reddy, one of pop’s biggest voices in the ’70s, chose hypnotherapy over pounding the oldies circuit.
Justin Bieber as the subject of a Comedy Central roast? The Justin Bieber who allegedly egged a neighbor’s house? The Justin Bieber who reportedly antagonized an airplane crew and filled an plane with pot smoke?
