Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Los Angeles Times

    Grammys make strides with hip-hop representation — but is it too late?

    by Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times Feb 11, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - At Sunday's Grammys ceremony, Cardi B and Donald Glover both made rap history with major wins that upended decades of tradition.

    However, only one of them was on hand to actually celebrate.

    "I can't breathe," an emotional Cardi said after collecting the trophy for rap album, the first time the award went to a female solo artist. (Lauryn Hill took the honor with her group the Fugees in 1997.)

    It was a breakthrough moment for the self-described "regular, degular, shmegular girl from the Bronx" born Belcalis Almanzar who went from reality television scene-stealer on VH1's soap

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times4 min read
    Dodgers Hitters Befuddled By Colorado Pitching As Winning Streak Ends
    LOS ANGELES — What the Los Angeles Dodgers hoped was a drought-busting, six-run, eighth-inning rally in New York on Wednesday looked more like a mirage Friday night, their bats going back into sleep mode for most of a 4-1 loss to the last-place Color
    Los Angeles Times5 min read
    New COVID Subvariants Are Rising: How Bad Will California Get Hit This Summer?
    LOS ANGELES — As the new FLiRT family of coronavirus subvariants takes hold, early signs are pointing to a summer jump in cases. So how bad could it get? Experts so far are cautiously optimistic, saying the numbers are within expectations and there
    Los Angeles Times3 min read
    John Lennon’s Newly Repaired 12-string ‘Help!’ Guitar Sells For A Record $2.85 Million
    LOS ANGELES — John Lennon’s long-lost, newly repaired 12-string guitar has set a world record as the most expensive Beatles guitar sold in auction history. The Framus Hootenanny, which was used by the famed musician during the recording of the band’s

    Related Books & Audiobooks