It’s a simple equation that becomes more and more urgent by the day: Black women notoriously hold it down in…

The universal impact that black people have had on music is undeniable. One could go as far to say that we invented…

It looks like everyone has possibly gotten wrapped up in a case of “he said, she said” and Jermaine Dupri is here to…

Up until last week, one of Black Twitter’s conundrums is deciding whether to choose $500,000 or an apparent…

I have gone this far in 2019 without wondering even once what Jermaine Dupri thought about anything. Unfortunately,…

Young Simba is my favorite Simba.

On yet another cold winter day in New York City, high above the West Side Highway, a small group of luminaries…

Last year’s Trumpet Awards on Bounce TV came just weeks after the black-focused network acquired the long-running…

June is Black Music Month, and as it comes a close, The Root has chosen to celebrate our month and our music with…

April 21, 2017, marks the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death. Yeah, I can’t believe it, either. It’s been an…

In 1992, four girls from Atlanta signed to Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def imprint. Tamika and LaTocha Scott, Kandi…

It’s become one of the most anticipated civil rights awards programs of the year.

Nobody asked me but I’m telling you right now: Jagged Edge is and was a better singing group than 112. Most people…