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thegrio, dwayne wiggins, tony toni tone, raphael saadiq, R&B
March 7, 2025
Wiggins, the Oakland-native who co-founded the popular R&B band was battling bladder cancer over the past year.
thegrio, gene groove allen, house party, groove b chill
February 14, 2025
The rapper was part of the group Groove B. Chill, and also had roles in several popular movies in the…
January 17, 2024
Listen in as hosts Chelsea LeMore-Monroe and Jahliel Thurman discuss the Top 3 rap music videos of the '90s.
Poetic Justice 30th anniversary, Janet Jackson theGrio.com
September 7, 2023
In an era when Black movie soundtracks were as good as as the movies they supported, 'Poetic Justice's' soundtrack is…
7th Annual Black Music Honors
June 26, 2023
I feel like Tevin was too young to be singing the Prince-written and produced song, “Shhh.” The ’90s were wild.
da bomb, theGrio.com
June 23, 2023
Kriss Kross’ sophomore album showed just how hard it could be to try to trade in pop success for authenticity…
Doggystyle, Snoop Doogg, theGrio.com
June 21, 2023
The debut solo album from Snoop Dogg was the most can’t-miss album of 1993 — even though it came out…
The Wu-Tang Clan performs live
June 16, 2023
The 14-year-old version of me couldn’t stand Wu-Tang Clan’s first album; the 44-year-old version of me wishes he did.
A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders, theGrio.com
June 14, 2023
The third album, Midnight Marauders, from iconic Queens, N.Y.,  group A Tribe Called Quest is hip-hop perfection.
Sons of Soul, Tony Toni Tone, theGrio.com
June 9, 2023
Tony! Toni! Tone!'s third album holds a special place in my heart since it reminds me of just how lame…
Jodeci, best album, Diary of a Mad Band, theGrio.com
June 7, 2023
There were a lot of amazing R&B albums released in the 1990s, but the sophomore offering from Jodeci stands above…
90s music, Outkast, Player's Ball, theGrio.com
June 6, 2023
'Player's Ball,' the first single from Outkast, the legendary duo of Big Boi and André 3000, was a game-changer for…
April 6, 2023
The lead single from AZ's album, 'Pieces of a Man' had a non-family-friendly intro that I didn't know about prior…
February 15, 2023
The Brooklyn-based trio’s 1993 debut album is a production masterpiece featuring that song that literally everybody knows and quotes.
Singer Erykah Badu performs onstage
January 18, 2023
Erykah Badu’s second album hits me in such a way thematically and content-wise that I still feel it’s one of…
January 5, 2023
De La Soul's albums are set to hit streaming services in March, filling a void missing from every single ’90s…