Roy “Roy C” Hammond, the soul singer best known for writing and producing the Honey Drippers’ song “Impeach the…

President Trump is a fake president, so it’s not shocking that the president of people who listen to white people’s a…

Have you ever just been sitting around and thought to yourself, “Self, there were several music groups—both in…

According to historical records, Wikipedia and Instagram, Ice Cube’s debut, solo album, the indisputable classic, Ame…

Like a lot of black men who grew up in the ’90s, hip-hop is the soundtrack for my life and has been for as long as I…

John Singleton passed Monday, April 29, 2019. After suffering a stroke that left him in a coma, his family…

Have you ever been singing along to a song and then suddenly realize it has lyrics that would get you dragged if you…

Since June is Black Music Month (or, more formally, African-American Music Appreciation Month), I figure that one of…

On Facebook Wednesday, I got into a discussion about whether or not I thought Drake could come back (and maybe even…

There are a few albums in my life that have held pivotal roles: De La Soul’s De La Soul Is Dead, A Tribe Called…

Perhaps there are bigger fish to fry. Racism is still alive; they just be concealing it, after all. Or more likely,…

A Bronx, N.Y., teen got a house call from about 20 police officers Tuesday after he decided it would be a smart idea…

The last time I saw someone wear a Jheri curl with a straight face was in the summer of 2015. In June of that year,…

The owners of a North Carolina restaurant quickly apologized after a police union took to social media to complain…

“Everybody keeps asking me, ‘Girl, why you ain’t in they movie? You was there. You was down with Ruthless Records…

A Texas BBQ restaurant has drawn attention after an employee reportedly blasted N.W.A's “F-ck tha Police” while…

Last week, I wrote a piece explaining why I wasn't particularly interested in seeing Straight Outta Compton. Most of…

Straight Outta Compton — the critically acclaimed depiction of N.W.A.'s origin — has been a commercial success,…

(Full disclosure: I saw the movie for free a few nights ago. But I was not asked to nor paid to convince you to see…

Let me put it out there upfront N.W.A. is my favorite rap group of all time. I will sing the praises of Eazy, Ren,…