It’s All Black Music
Turn The Lights Out! Now you know the saying, “Turn The Lights On!” After 10 weeks of its debut, Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation” featuring Lil Wayne hits #1 on the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B charts. She knocks Miguel’s “Sure Thing” down a notch, making this her biggest solo single. Meanwhile Beyonce’s single “Run The World (Girls)” has […]
Trina took some time out from playing baseball with her “Millionaire Girls Club” crew to speak with Vlad TV about holding the title of XXL’s most consistent female rapper of all time. The Diamond Princess also commented on being listed on Vlads Top 25 Most influential southern rapper list as well. She and Missy Elliott […]
Imagine physically going to some of the greatest locations in music: Kool Herc’s apartment, Rick Rubin’s dorm, Kanye’s High School, Aretha Franklin’s childhood home. Wild, right?! As part of our Black Music Month celebration in June, we’ve lined up a partnership with Foursquare to help bring a local, real world context to all the great […]
This June, Radio One is harnessing the power of all its properties in a month-long, companywide, synergistic campaign called “It’s All Black Music!” This 360 multi-platform, national promotion was created in celebration of Black Music Month by Radio One’s and Interactive One’s digital core and Radio One’s national web content editorial team. Black music is […]
Before President Barack Obama, The United States had not seen a black person as head of state. Though not one of the men who held the coveted position were even a shade close to brown you could hear things said like: “Clinton was black” or “JFK was a black man.”Sorry folks, but no—none of those […]
R. Kelly’s opening act was incredible! From the starting medley of his older hits to his soulful “When A Woman Loves” to the final transition of a high energy, 1950′s like ‘hop-bop’ transition of the song. His engaging, vivacious performance was on point as an opening act! Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard returned […]
Two things that surprise me about this 3,000-year-old statue, which has been on display at the Chicago Field Museum since 1988: 1) Only recently have museum-goers begun to realize its uncanny resemblance to Michael Jackson, and 2) We didn’t spot the late King of Pop on a […]
WHO: The Boys. HIT WE LOVE: “Dial My Heart.” HOMETOWN: Carson, California. WHAT THEY’RE UP TO NOW: The four brothers in The Boys – Khiry Abdulsamad, 36, Hakim Abdulsamad, 35, Tajh Abdulsamad, 33, and Bilal Abdulsamad, 31 – are still involved in the business that made them famous. Khiry and Tajh are both working in […]
There are few current-day groups that are able to so potently harness the sheer balls-to-the-wall bombast of 70s rock and roll groups without traveling down the slippery slopes of parody or limp revivalism. Earl Greyhound is definitely an exception.
Flying Lotus (government name: Steven Ellison) is much more than just a simple beat maker.
If there’s one word that best describes Ben Kenney, it’s versatility.
The documentation of rock and roll’s Black roots should come as no surprise to anyone with an Internet connection and a thirst for musical knowledge, but many are unaware of the band Death and the role that they played in shaping the sound of 1970s proto-punk music.
