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Bobby Brown's 1992 Album, Bobby, Is an Unheralded Classic of Jamtastic Proportions
To know me is to know that I’m a huge fan of one Robert Barisford Brown, better known to the world as Bobby Brown. And if we’re all being honest, we all should be fans. Just think for a minute about all of the things that Bobby Brown has given to the black community. The…
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'A Malfunctioning SIMS Character': Twitter Did Not Give The Greatest Love to the Whitney Houston Hologram
In case you thought the Whitney Houston hologram was just a fever dream, we now have actual video footage of the upcoming technological advancement. Lord. So I wasn’t entirely comfortable with the concept of the hologram in the first place but hey, it’s not my call. As CNN reported: Pat Houston, the pop star’s sister-in-law,…
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BIST, or the 'Black EGOT': Celebrating the Elite Who've Won a BET Award, NAACP Image Award and Soul Train Award
Two—that’s the number of black people who have an EGOT, that is, at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award. Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend are a part of that elite 15-member club. Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter and Viola Davis are almost there. Unfortunately, we can’t count on irregular trends that may arise when…
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Clive Davis Plans to Undo Damage of Other Whitney Houston Documentaries With a New Film of His Own
Clive Davis plans on getting the last word when it comes to the legacy of Whitney Houston. The 87-year-old music industry titan—credited for making Houston a household name—is developing a new biopic about the late pop music icon. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the former Arista Records chieftain said he was “very…
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Whitney Houston and Notorious B.I.G. to Be Inducted Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
If you’re professionally involved in music, being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is probably the endgame for you. In 2019, Janet Jackson was added to the Hall of Fame. Well, it’s a new year and that means it’s time for yet another round of inductees! The Class of 2020 inductees are…
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Nick Gordon, Ex-Partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown, Dead at 30 From Suspected Drug Overdose
Unfortunately, as we begin the new year, another tragedy linked to the Houston-Brown family has occurred. Nick Gordon, ex-partner of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown (daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston) died at the age of 30 on Wednesday. Gordon’s death comes nearly five years after Brown was found unresponsive in a…
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If You Didn’t Listen to The Preacher’s Wife Soundtrack, Did Christmas Even Happen?
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. My family always cooked just as much food as they did on Thanksgiving, but I got presents as a bonus. Win-win. In my excitement, I was always first in line to help put up the Christmas tree and decorations for the year. Of course, once I was old…
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'The Weekend Soiree' Was the Black Queer Love Story Robyn & Whitney Never Got to Have
The Weekend Soiree’s “Bedlam in the Big Easy” welcomed dope queer womxn from all over the country to New Orleans over Halloween weekend. With a packed schedule but no pressure to attend everything on it, the four-day retreat celebrated black queer joy, identity and love in each and every space. Every aspect of the event…
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Robyn Crawford Reveals She and Whitney Houston Absolutely Planned to Run Up on Wendy Williams
Whitney Houston will always be remembered for her unmatched voice, but there is something special to be said for her biting wit. In what I believe to be one of the greatest (and most entertaining) interviews in industry history, Houston once told Wendy Williams, “If this were back in the day in Newark, I’d meet…
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Smoked Out: Faith Evans Dishes On Smoking Pot With Whitney Houston
Now that Whitney Houston’s former bestie and long-rumored secret lover Robyn Crawford has (sort of) broken her silence about their “physical relationship” in her forthcoming memoir A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston, everyone seems to have a story to tell about the late R&B diva. Even Biggie’s widow turned Stevie J’s current…