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A Guide to Getting into the Best Black Movies on Tubi
WEBSep 29, 2023 — Locked In Official Trailer (2021) www.youtube.com. In an unexpected twist of fate, the lives of four women take a bewildering turn when they awaken in a locked basement, their pasts erased like an ...
The Full Story Behind the Forgotten First Song of G Funk
WEBFeb 22, 2023 — G funk is often considered to be the brainchild of Dr. Dre. From there, you might hear the names of other trailblazers: DJ Quik, Warren G, and Daz Dillinger.However, about 30 miles east from the ...
The Making of The Ohio Players' 1975 Masterpiece 'Honey'
WEBSep 18, 2020 — The album’s iconic cover featured Ester Cordet, a Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 1974, draped in honey from head to toe. Crucial to the album and the song's successes was James ...
How The Notorious B.I.G.’s 'Ready To Die' Shattered the Myth of ...
WEBOct 29, 2018 — With Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G. laid the blueprint for rappers on how to rap about the trauma they've experienced.Rappers like Mozzy, 03 Greedo, and Boosie Badazz were listening. Honest ...
How Amerie Made a Modern Day Go-Go Classic with "1 Thing"
WEBDashan Smith. April 26, 2020. Released 15 years ago, Touch marked the pinnacle of Amerie Roger’s creative partnership with producer Rich Harrison. We spoke with the singer about how the two ...
Behind the Beat: How Kendrick Lamar’s “DUCKWORTH
WEBAug 10, 2023 — The song 9th Wonder is referring to, Kendrick Lamar’s “DUCKWORTH.,” is the stunning closer of the rapper’s 2017’ Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN. Amid a sparse, time-hopping narrative ...
Neo-Soul 2020: 23 Contemporary Artists Pushing the Sound Forward
WEBJun 17, 2020 — For more than two decades, the neo-soul sound has produced some of the most prolific artists of generations including Maxwell, Floetry, Frank Ocean, Anderson .Paak, and Thundercat. We are now in ...
Decoding Armand Hammer & The Alchemist's New Album 'Haram'
WEBMar 26, 2021 — Armand Hammer and the Alchemist first got in the lab to work on Haram in 2019.Deciding to put the work with Alchemist on hold due to other projects and a European tour, woods and Elucid would ...
Chris Rock & Kevin Hart Are Going on Tour Together
WEBMar 8, 2022 — Chris Rock and Kevin Hart are set to co-headline the Only Headliners Allowed comedy tour, which will run for five dates in July. Just two weeks after announcing his first stand-up tour in five ...