(Just kidding, Smilez and Southstar had a certified hit with “Tell Me.” Fight your moms, fam.) Anywho, so much of what makes me who I am today happened way back yonder. It’s not that I can’t move on ...

Lists of best-selling albums can get quite predictable. Sure, there are some occasional surprises along the way. But on the whole, there is a strong dominance of albums from the 1970s through to the ...

The 2000s were a great time for rock and metal music. Many of the remaining grunge musicians were making new music, the punk bands that made waves in the late 1990s were embodying the frustration of a ...

Rock music had a great era in the 2000s, and we got to enjoy a ton of top-notch albums during this decade. That being said, a few projects from the 2000s were considerably different from what everyone ...

If you’re looking to add to your record collection, here are some platinums 2000s rock albums everyone should own on vinyl. There was a lot going on in the rock world during the 2000s. Nu-metal had ...

The 2000s had a lot of great rock music, but not all of it achieved diamond status or radio domination — so we're going to shine a spotlight on 10 overlooked 2000s rock albums that should've been ...

While Led Zeppelin had a secret weapon in John Paul Jones, he did have a bone to pick with some of their records coming out.

As for the new breed, the 2000s witnessed the rise of metalcore, deathcore and whatever label you want to slap on Mastodon. Ozzfest was still massive, helping to launch the careers of many of today's ...

Debut albums have been essential topics of discussion since Sun Records put out Elvis Presley back in 1956. Since then, some of the most cornerstone works in music occurred on debuts—be it The Doors, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The 2000s marked a transformative period for music, but not ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’m sure there are people who study such things, but this time warped ...