The Tupac Trial – No Justice… Maybe Peace
As I began writing this while visiting Las Vegas last week, a jury located just a few miles from me had yet to decide whether Duane “Keffe D” Davis is…
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Hip-hop icons 2Pac and Biggie mined Bobby Caldwell’s first album for two somber posthumous hits—and the similarities are uncanny
(March 17, 2023). It’s been more than 26 years since both 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) and Biggie (Christopher Wallace, a/k/a The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in drive-by shootings by unknown…
Leon Ware (1940 – 2017) – After the Dance…Rockin’ You Eternally
Criminally Unsung. Those are two words that come to mind when thinking of super talented soul singer and songwriter Leon Ware, who passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017, after…
Tupac Shakur – 20 Years Later (Why We Still Need Him Today)
Twenty years after his death, we still need Tupac in this world – even more so now. Rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur (a/k/a 2Pac) lived for just 25 years. We knew…
Black History: 100 Greatest Black Musicians – Part III
For the past two weeks, I’ve presented the special DJRob Black Music Month countdown of the 100 Greatest Black Musicians of All Time. It’s a countdown of black artists who…