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Missy Elliott, DJ Kool Herc, Don Cornelius join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Chaka Khan and The Spinners are also inducted
Culture
Harry Belafonte’s singing career started as an intermission filler at a jazz club
Only a few years later, he became the first solo artist to sell a million copies of a record
Culture
Harry Belafonte embodied mid-century Black uplift
As a ‘race man’ he put his time, money and even life on the line
Culture
Bobby Caldwell was a great artist – and a continuing revelation for Black fans
The ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ artist was covered or sampled by everyone from The Notorious B.I.G to John Legend
Culture
Jazz pioneer Wayne Shorter dies at 89
The saxophonist was part of two seminal groups, the Miles Davis Quintet and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers
Culture
From the street to the stage: Hip-hop is reinventing itself with the help of symphony orchestras
Rappers and classical musicians are increasingly eager to collaborate
Culture
The magic and the pain behind Method Man and Mary J. Blige’s ‘All I Need’
The real story of one of rap’s greatest love songs
Culture
Trugoy the Dove played the thankless role of hip-hop’s conscience
De La Soul lost a member on the eve of their music landing on streaming services
Culture
Doris Duke Foundation announces major increase in cash prizes to dance, jazz and theater artists
Tap dancer Ayodele Casel, trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah among 10th anniversary class of winners