r&b
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The Root Jams Weekly (8/14/2020): 'Wet Ass Playlist'
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion set the internet on fire with their song and video, “WAP,” which stands for “wet ass p***y.” Well, after probably a million formal and informal takes on the song, the staff at The Root decided to curate a playlist of Raunch-jams for your listening pleasure(s). Shouts out to Cardi…
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Replay, Revisit, Reject: Samples, Sangers and Social Justice Are Ruling My Headphones This Week
We get it: With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult to carve out time to discover new music. Industry-pushed tunes that you may not even bang with like that could also get in the way of you finding something that tingles your consumer taste buds. While new tunes are usually released…
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Hers for the Taking: Tiana Major9 Talks New EP, Self-Care, and Creating Her Legacy
“I always knew I wanted to be a singer, I always wanted to be an artist,” Tiana Thomas, affectionately known as Tiana Major9, tells The Root over the phone. The East London native, now 24 years old, reveals her music dreams began to manifest at age five. It was only a few years ago that…
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Replay, Revisit, Reject: Music as a Whole Could Be a Lot Better in 2020
We get it: With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult to carve out time to discover new music. Industry-pushed tunes that you may not even bang with like that could also get in the way of you finding something that tingles your consumer taste buds. While new tunes are usually released…
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Jagged Edge Is Releasing a New Album Soon. Here's What I Think Each Song Is About Based on Its Title
Jagged Edge, easily one of the greatest R&B groups of all time—baby, baby baby, it’s actual and it’s factual—is releasing a new album, A Jagged Love Story, soon. Each member of the group has posted both the album’s cover art and track-listing on their respective IG feeds, noting that the album has been submitted to…
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Brandy Discusses Forthcoming Album, the Price of Fame and More With Apple Music
Brandy returns with new music on Friday with B7, her first album in eight years. On Tuesday, the R&B superstar sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe during his “At Home With” radio series to discuss the 15-song project, its collaborations and some of her career’s biggest hits. For Brandy, the music never stops; however,…
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30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 26: Force MDs, 'Tender Love'
Force MDs “Tender Love” is a jam, you hear me? It’s as good today as it was in 1985, a nod I give to just how good GOAT writers and producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are at song creation. The video, though, is awesome in a different way. Be clear, I love this video…
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Teyana Taylor Features Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill on The Album, Which Arrives on Juneteenth
Teyana Taylor’s third studio LP will arrive at the end of this week. With its straightforward title, The Album drops Juneteenth (June 19) and is expected to feature a slew of big names as musical guests. The native Harlemite announced on Instagram that the project will feature 23 different songs split into five “studios,” each…
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H.E.R. Debuts Chilling New Protest Song, 'I Can't Breathe'
During an appearance on IHeartRadio’s Living Room Concert Series, H.E.R. performed a new protest song titled ‘I Can’t Breathe.” The live-streamed event, which took place on June 10, helped raise money for Meals on Wheels and the Urban League, the latter of which garnered over $75,000 in donations. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist noted…
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Bonnie Pointer, One of the Founding Members of the Pointer Sisters, Dies at 69 From Cardiac Arrest
Patricia Eva “Bonnie” Pointer, one of the founding members of The Pointer Sisters has died. She was 69 years old. According to Variety, a representative confirmed that Bonnie’s cause of death was cardiac arrest. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister Bonnie…