Black Music Month
Black Music Month
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Shaggy Says “It Wasn’t Me” Isn’t The Song You Think it Is
The 2000 hit is an undeniable classic, but Shaggy says we're not listening to the whole song.
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The 22 Afrobeats Artists You Should Be Listening to Now
You know Tems, Burna Boy and Davido. But here are the other Afrobeats artists you should be paying attention to.
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Mike Muse Breaks Down the Intersection of Music and Artificial Intelligence
SiriusXM host Mike Muse spoke to The Root about the connection artificial intelligence has with music and how it affects Black art.
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NPR’s Black Music Month Tiny Desk Concerts Remind Us All of the Brilliance of Background Singers
With recent concerts done by Babyface, Tank, & Charlie Wilson, these musical eargasms are perfect examples of what talented ensembles are supposed to sound like
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‘The Blog Era’ Podcast Tells the Story of How the Internet Changed the Hip-Hop Industry
With Pharrell William's co-sign, Eric and Jeff Rosenthal take a nostalgic look back at a time when blogs ran hip-hop.
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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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Legendary DJ OG Ron C Partners With Crown Royal to Celebrate DJ Screw Day With Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Lil Keke
As part of their partnership, Crown Royal will donate up to $25,000 to the Community Music Center of Houston.
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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.