Music
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Grammy-Winning Singer Peabo Bryson Hospitalized After Suffering Heart Attack
Grammy Award-winning recording artist Peabo Bryson is currently hospitalized after experiencing a health scare over the weekend. On Saturday, the “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love” singer suffered a mild heart attack at his Georgia home. According to TMZ, he’s listed in stable condition and is awake and responsive. “Both his medical team and family are…
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The Ladies of SWV Will Have You 'Weak' With This Black-Ass Interview
There are three types of people in this world: Those who like flats Those who enjoy drums Those who don’t know we’re talking about chicken And one member of the Grammy-nominated group SWV fall into each of these categories. In the latest installment of “Black Ass Game Show,” the R&B legends share their preferences between…
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Frankie Beverly Calls Beyoncé’s ‘Before I Let Go’ Cover ‘One of the High Points of My Life’
I’ve spent the past 365 days telling anyone who will listen that Beychella—Beyoncé’s legendary performance at the 2018 Coachella Arts and Music Festival—is the single greatest performance that I’ve ever seen in my entire life, and I will bang that drum until my dying day. But with the arrival of Netflix’s documentary Homecoming, which draws…
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Revisiting Zhané's Debut Album, the Perfectly 90s Album, Pronounced Jah-Nay
When I think of the 90s, there are a few specific groups, songs and television shows that immediately come to mind: Martin, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Jodeci, SWV, Wu-Tang Clan, Jade’s “Don’t Walk Away,” Groove Theory’s “Tell Me,” (for my money, one of the best and most 90s songs of all time) and indisputably Zhané’s “Hey…
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Hot Girl Shit: Megan Thee Stallion Lands On BillBoard Hot 100 With 'Big Ole Freak'
It’s hard not to root for Megan Thee Stallion, a bawse ass bitch whose efforts and lyricism has placed her in the minds of many a person with taste. As quipped by Essence, Megan Thee Stallion isn’t a one trick pony. Her lyrical stylings have landed her on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with…
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Janet Jackson—Ms. Jackson, If You’re Nasty—Has Announced a Vegas Residency
It’s time for y’all to take control of those savings and form a line behind the velvet rope, because Janet Thee Jackson just announced a Las Vegas residency. Janet, Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty, says her residency, titled Metamorphosis, will be a celebration of her journey and the 30th anniversary of Rhythm Nation. Metamorphosis is…
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On the 20th Anniversary of ‘Back That Azz Up,’ We’re Still Dropping It Like It’s Hot
Twenty years ago, during the early days of the Cash Money Records administration that took over for the nine-nine and two thousand, a young visionary gave unto his people a new negro spiritual. This man, who we shall call Juvenile, blessed us with a hymn that gives strength to the weary and power to the…
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Following a Massive Attack from Nicki Minaj's Barbz, BET Issues Apology for Crass Tweet
I’d like to start this out by saying that never in the history of ever will you ever have to tear another woman down to build one up. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get started. On music’s biggest night, a regular, degular girl from the Bronx made history. Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, aka…
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Jennifer Lopez's Motown Tribute at the Grammys Gentrified the Genre
During Black History Month 2019, the Recording Academy decided to gentrify Motown by having Jennifer “Don’t Be Fooled By the Rocks that I Got” Lopez do a tribute to an undeniably black-ass genre of music. Motown’s music has indeed touched the lives of many, but a performance from Lopez raised a few questions. Did they…