Why “No Sleeep”…slept.
Janet Jackson is imploring us to “keep the conversation going” with the recently launched marketing campaign (hashtag: #ConversationsInACafe) for the upcoming album and its first new single, “No Sleeep.” The…
Black History: 100 Greatest Black Musicians – Part IV
We’ve just completed Black Music Month, 2015, and with that comes the last of my special four-part series of the 100 Greatest Black Musicians of All Time. To recap, we…
Are you watching the BET Awards? Here are seven reasons you should…at least this year.
If you’re looking for a diversion, you should watch the 2015 BET Awards…at least this year. Here are seven reasons (Note: some of these I’ve already had the benefit of…
Black History: 20 Greatest Black Music Producers/Songwriters of the Past 55 Years
As Black Music Month 2015 – now formally known as African-American Music Appreciation Month – races through its home stretch, I’ve been completing the last installment of my four-part countdown…
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…