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January 5, 2023
De La Soul's albums are set to hit streaming services in March, filling a void missing from every single ’90s…
A family celebrates Kwanzaa
December 26, 2022
While there are plenty of Kwanzaa-specific bops out there at your disposal, here are some jams in the spirit of…
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December 24, 2022
Building your holiday weekend playlist? These soulful Christmas classics are sure to set the tone this season.
December 14, 2022
I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t be more excited about this unpredictable collection of folks who decided to…
November 10, 2022
The R&B trio’s debut album (plus remixes) showcased everything you could possibly need in a hip-hop/R&B album.
October 25, 2022
I just found a song by Chapter 8, a group from Detroit featuring Anita Baker. I've been looking for this…
October 18, 2022
I knew from the first time I heard this album that Jagged Edge was going to be part of my…
Tina Turner Barbie theGrio.com
October 15, 2022
In celebration of the 'Queen of Rock 'n Roll,' Barbie debuted a doll in Tina Turner's likeness commemorating her chart-topping…
September 21, 2022
Ginuwine’s kinda sorta ode to the derriere (or maybe just jeans?) is exceedingly ridiculous in all of the best ways.
Singer Ari Lennox
September 15, 2022
The Dreamville Records songstress’ latest album 'age/sex/location' is solid on the beats, rhymes and life.
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July 13, 2022
Grammy-winning musical pioneer Nile Rodgers surprised roller skaters jamming to Chic’s 1978 hit ‘Le Freak’ in London’s Hyde Park.
July 13, 2022
Lathun's "Freak It,"the classic Miami-bass meets Atlanta-swag record from 1997, takes me back to the  magic that was mid-90s Atlanta.
June 30, 2022
TheGrio's Matthew Allen examines how recent documentaries have helped unearth a long pattern of Black music erasure.
June 29, 2022
Music is a huge part of my life. I listen to it every day while working, cleaning, cooking, driving—you name…
June 27, 2022
Which is better or more iconic, the 1994 Tupac Shakur, Leon and Duane Martin movie 'Above the Rim' or the…
Queen Latifah
June 22, 2022
Queen Latifah really deserves all of the flowers for what she’s given to Black culture, music and entertainment. 
Musicians George Clinton, Beyonce and Donny Hathaway
June 19, 2022
Since the nation has gotten in on this Juneteenth celebration, cookouts have gotten bigger. And ain’t no cookout without some…
June 16, 2022
It’s still June in African America and that means a time-honored tradition is also upon us: Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day.
Prince performing on stage during the Purple Rain Tour
June 14, 2022
Stevie Wonder may have had the best five-album run in modern music history, but dammit, if Prince didn’t give him…
June 11, 2022
I miss Lauryn Hill. I know she’s still around, occasionally showing up super late for her own shows, but once…