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…
Empire Records…More Fact Than Fiction? A History of Black-Owned Record Labels – Part I
As fictional character Cookie Lyon (played by actress Taraji P. Henson) of the hit Fox TV series, “Empire,” embarrassed herself in the most recent episode by showing up at the…
The End of an Era for Black Music
Earlier this month, the Canadian alternative R&B artist known as The Weeknd (given name: Abel Tesfaye) ended an era started by the late Michael Jackson nearly 27 years ago! Here’s…