Black Music Month
Black Music Month
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Janet Jackson, Ludacris Come ‘Together Again’ for Hollywood Bowl Opening Night
With a little help from special guest Ludacris, Ms. Jackson (if you're nasty) brought her Together Again Tour to Los Angeles on Saturday night.
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Notorious Gangsta Rappers Who Became Stars
MCs such as Ice Cube, Eazy E and Prodigy are some of the most beloved rappers in hip-hop history, but did you know they started out gangsta?
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Amber Mark Makes Expanding the Boundaries of Black Music ‘Worth It’
For Black Music Month, the genre-bending songstress spoke to The Root to discuss her ever-expanding sound and her fruitful partnership with Aperol.
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Che Noir is as Authentic as it Gets
The Buffalo rapper speaks on staying true to herself, improving as a lyricist and putting on for her city.
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‘My Brain Is Pure, Uncut, Unadulterated Cinema’: Jeymes Samuel on Storytelling for Music and Film
The decorated songwriter, producer and director discusses the creativity and the chaos behind marrying the two mediums.
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Leven Kali is Making Soul Music For a New Generation of Listeners
The California singer speaks about being from LA, the multitude of music he gets inspiration from and becoming a better communicator.
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Fana Hues is a Natural Talent That is Ready to Grow
The California R&B artist speaks on growing up in music, her love of nature and the influential people in her life.
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We’ll Always Love Big Poppa: C.J. Wallace Revisits the ‘Hood That Gave Us The Notorious B.I.G in New Mini-Doc
'He’s constantly inspiring everyone,' the 25-year-old said of his late father.
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Bartees Strange Makes Experimental Music that Speaks to the Black Experience
His 2022 album, Farm to Table, is set to release on June 17.