R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman – the epitome of black greatness, right up to his last role…
(August 29, 2020). Actor Chadwick Boseman’s last role – as a trumpeter named Levee in legendary blues artist Ma Rainey’s Georgia Jazz Band – is yet to be seen. But…
I’m feeling “We The People” – that song by the Staple Singers you heard at the end of the DNC Thursday
(August 21, 2020). Could “We The People,” the 1972 gem by the Staple Singers, be Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s “Don’t Stop” of 2020? Folks who are too young –…
Women went from WAP to VEEP (candidate) in five days; it’s all about the same thing: empowerment.
(August 11, 2020). Four days ago, two star female rappers, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, released what has been perhaps the most scrutinized new song and video of 2020…
In Bizarro World, Taylor’s new music is considered non-radio friendly… and other ironies tied to ‘Folklore’
(July 27, 2020). As with any new Taylor Swift album release, critics and fans alike have been dissecting her new folklore album like an experimental frog in a high school…
The sad, recent history of posthumous No. 1 albums…and the rappers who made them
(July 18, 2020). A recent trend suggests that – despite the record-breaking, phenomenal success of hip-hop music over the past several years – rappers are also on the wrong side…