An Appreciation

The ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ artist was covered or sampled by everyone from The Notorious B.I.G to John Legend

De La Soul lost a member on the eve of their music landing on streaming services

The Memphis artist created a new hip-hop archetype: the hustling, game-spitting, hell-raising chick that inspired female rappers for decades

Before that breakout role, ‘Sparkle’ had introduced her to Black America

Despite the critics, he was a great musician and a great man

The singer who played legendary blues pioneer Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton dies at 44

The Brooklyn, New York, DJ helped produce the demo that changed rap

In death, the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame was given the flowers she should have received in life

Best known for ‘Juicy Fruit,’ the Grammy winner was respected across the musical spectrum

His career as an actor and a director brought beautiful Blackness to the white movie industry