Black Music

December 14, 2022

RSVP — the R&B group comprised of Ray J, Sammie, Bobby Valentino and Pleasure P — might be the most fun supergroup of all time

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November 10, 2022

30 years ago, SWV moved into my mind with their debut album ‘It’s About Time,’ and they have been living there rent-free ever since

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October 25, 2022

I found a song—randomly and on accident—I’d been trying to find for years, and now I feel like a new man

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October 18, 2022

An ode to ‘A Jagged Era,’ the album that brought Jagged Edge into your heart—and mine

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Tina Turner Barbie theGrio.com
October 15, 2022

What’s love got to do with it? Everything, if it’s the new Tina Turner Barbie

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September 21, 2022

Ginuwine is (enjoyably) having a moment; it’s time to revisit the song and video for ‘In Those Jeans’

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Singer Ari Lennox
September 15, 2022

Ari Lennox’s ‘age/sex/location’ is an enjoyable ride through relatable contentsville

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Nile Rodgers theGrio.com
July 13, 2022

Music legend Nile Rodgers gets “Le Freak” on with fans in London

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July 13, 2022

An ode to Lathun’s ‘Freak It,’ a ’90s classic so good that City Girls and Usher brought it back as ‘Good Love’ and took me back to 1997

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June 30, 2022

Why the documentary is key to stopping Black music erasure

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June 29, 2022

So-called ‘romantic’ songs with very questionable lyrics

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June 27, 2022

This or that! Which is better, the soundtrack or the movie: ‘Above the Rim’

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Queen Latifah
June 22, 2022

I’m not sure Queen Latifah gets enough flowers. This is a Queen Latifah appreciation post

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Musicians George Clinton, Beyonce and Donny Hathaway
June 19, 2022

It’s Juneteenth! Here are some songs to add to your Black liberation, freedom (every) summer playlist 

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June 16, 2022

‘Dear Culture’: 15 of the Blackest Songs (in celebration of Juneteenth) with The 80z Babies’ Yinka Diz and Outlaw

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Prince performing on stage during the Purple Rain Tour
June 14, 2022

Top 5: Prince’s purple reign begins with these 5 albums

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June 11, 2022

I miss Lauryn Hill

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June 10, 2022

Should you get a VIP pass for The Roots Picnic next year? A discussion

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June 3, 2022

Nina Simone is the greatest singer in the history of Black popular music. Period.

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May 2, 2022

Mary Mary, Tevin Campbell, among honorees for Black Music Honors

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