A Review of Stevie Wonder’s Live Concert Performance of “Songs In The Key Of Life” – the Album!
This is my review of Stevie Wonder’s live sold-out concert performance of “Songs In The Key Of Life” – the legendary 1976 album on Tamla/Motown records, which is still considered…
The “Drake Fourteen” – So Exactly When Did Rap Become Mainstream?
(Note: this is the first in a multi-part series on the evolution/devolution of rap and hip-hop over its nearly four-decade history) Many of you have read or heard by now…
Ebony & Ivory – We Can Work It Out: A parallel history between the two greatest (and forever connected) single artists of all time!
In trying to come up with a topic for this week’s article, I kept thinking about the recent Grammy all-star tribute to Stevie Wonder, the musical genius whose career has…
A History of Black-Owned Record Labels – Part II
Last week, I wrote about how the FOX TV network drama “Empire,” a show about a fictional black-owned music company, has touched the collective nerve of a nation, particularly the…
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…