Here is our Labor Day barbecue playlist which can be applied to any day your family has a barbecue. 9. Rick James–Super Freak 10. The Gap Band–You Dropped A Bomb On Me 11. Jay-Z–Ain’t No Ni**a 12. New Edition–Cool It Now 13. Kool & the Gang–Celebration 14.Ice Cube–Today Was A Good Day 15. 69 Boyz–Tootsee […]
For years, African-Americans have defined what is cool and trendy in American pop culture. But some are now saying that African-Americans are no longer needed as music executives, because of the similarities of Black and white artists these days. While former music executives Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Sylvia Rhone have been instrumental in ushering-in a […]
Watoto From the Nile, the young sisters from Baltimore who created the “Open Letter to Lil Wayne” video that went viral on the Internet last week, have finally given their first on-camera interview. In this NewsOne exclusive, meet 10-year-old Nia, 9-year-old Nya, and their father Jabari Natur, who reveal how they conceived the song and […]
Oakland — Teena Marie is by far the queen of blue-eyed soul. A protégé of the late Rick James, with whom she recorded the classic R&B duet ‘Fire and Desire,’ Marie never imagined she would have a career that would span more than three decades. “We were experimenting. We were kids having fun, and we […]
R&B singer-producer Angela Winbush initially had qualms about taking part in the documentary series “Unsung” for cable network TV One. The show, a “Behind the Music”-type series for classic R&B acts, profiles musicians who did not get their full due. Past subjects have included DeBarge, Teddy Pendergrass, Tammi Terrell, Shalamar, Sylvester, Heatwave and the Bar-Kays. […]
Albertina Walker, known as the queen of gospel has died at the age of 81. She had been in the intensive care unit since last month. She is perhaps best known for her songs Lord Remember Me, Walk Around Heaven and Lord Keep Me Day by Day. She was born in Chicago and is known […]
