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  • For Jodeci, Diary of a Mad Band Wasn’t Just an Album, It Was a Way of Life

    If you wondered when R&B singers became rappers and rappers became R&B singers, you just need to take a trip back to the ’90s, when Jodeci first took the hip-hop aesthetic and seamlessly blended it with baby-making jams. Before them, rhythm and blues balladeers were known for their impeccable suits and precise dance moves—from the…

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    Ericka Blount Danois

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  • 10 Thoughts About The 2015 BET Awards

    I had a lot of thoughts about the BET Awards. But because I’m Black, here are 10. 1. Fuck this is long. This is Easter Sunday long. This is record-breaking long. This is the kind of long that starts out cute but ends up being super annoying…and I watched it at home where I could…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Jagged Edge Is Better Than 112. Here's Why.

    Nobody asked me but I’m telling you right now: Jagged Edge is and was a better singing group than 112. Most people will disagree with this. Most people will be wrong. I know this to be fact because I’ve seen Twitter arguments on this topic and I myself started a FB debate where I’m pretty…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • 10 Possible Reasons Why Diddy May Have Hit Drake With a 3-Piece

    In the grand scheme of things, there’s not much funnier in life than Drake getting punched by Diddy in Miami during Art Basel. For one, while I can see Puffy slappin’ everybody out here back in the 90s, he just seems a bit over that at this point in life, which is part of what makes…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • #ThatSo90s: Jodeci – Stay

    There is no conversation about 90s r&b without Jodeci. Sure Boyz II Men had the great ballads and what not and henceforth, but nobody gives a shit about Boyz II Men in 2014. Jodeci, however, still reigns supreme as the blueprint for most male bad boy groups. Sure they sang songs you could play at…

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    Panama Jackson

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