RIP Keith Wilder (1951-2017); Heatwave’s Last Original Voice Silenced (Plus Their 10 Best Songs, Ranked)
The late Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (d: May 2006) had the vision that led to the creation of the multi-ethnic 1970s band Heatwave, as well as the soft baritone and high…
Regarding The NFL: Ban It, Janet!
There’s a bit of a double standard going on this week… and no, I’m not referring to the fact that pop singer Justin Timberlake was offered (and accepted without hesitation)…
Can We Stop Being Pimped? The Ugly Story Involving Hip-Hop Artists in 2017
Earlier this year, hip-hop (which, sadly, for stat tracking purposes now includes R&B as a sub-genre, versus the other way around) was declared the most consumed genre in music, beating…
Eminem Won’t Be Another Dixie Chicks…And Here’s Why
In the calm AFTER the storm that was legendary rapper Eminem’s caustic prerecorded freestyle rap attack on Donald Trump at Tuesday’s BET Hip-Hop Awards – along with the subsequent reaction…
Remembering Bunny Sigler (1941 – 2017) and His Greatest Contributions to Soul and (Instant) Funk
“Say Whaaat!?” Those two words, exaggerated as they may have sounded, are the signature phrase of one of the biggest funk/disco hits to emerge from the late 1970s, “I Got…