"I've never come first at anything." M.I.A. reacts to her 2007 hit "Paper Planes" being named the No. 1 song on NPR Music's 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+.
The karaoke DJ was raising money for breast cancer awareness. He sang, over and over again, for 36 straight hours, Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places."
Adam Hood has written songs for big-name acts like Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town, but for his solo work, he prefers a leaner, more low-key approach.
Minaj indelibly changed the hip-hop landscape in the past decade. She wanted the throne. Now that she has it, she isn't going to relinquish it to anyone — male or female — gunning for that title.