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Signed as a new act to Island Records back in 1996, Dru Hill were a young and talented vocal foursome with ties to gospel music who pretty much became an international success story overnight. Whether it was their authentic, honest musical delivery or their individuality as far as their image went, the boys from Baltimore [...]

If you’re tired of the pothead leanings of current Hip Hop, London trio Hawk House provide a brilliant alternative of soulful, jazzy Dilla-influenced Hip-Hop Soul that delivers a subtle, straight edge gospel message that both believers and non-believers can vibe to. [...]

“I’m a classic rock kid that fell in love with Hip-Hop.” There was a time that Jared Evan was considered a high priority artist by Jimmy Iovine, signed to Interscope Records via Polow Da Don’s Zone 4 imprint in 2009. After a mountain of money was poured into his development, some moderate success, a mixtape, [...]

Currently ringing bells as loud as fire alarms, does anyone really know Logic? Having been recruited as part of XXL Magazine’s Freshman 2013 list, the Maryland emcee with both brains and bite also just signed his first major record deal with Def Jam. [...]

On January 16, 2013 my mother committed suicide. She was 55 years old, just two months shy of her 56th birthday. The suicide was her second attempt in three months following an eleven-month illness that several physicians and specialists failed to correctly diagnosis until eight weeks before her more successful suicide. While her physical illness [...]

Taking it back to the days of afros and bell-bottoms, Terri Walker and Nicole Wray are Lady – a singing duo soaked in so much soul that not even a Spongebob Squarepants: Motown Edition could compete. Offering up copious amounts of unfiltered vintage soul sounds, their musical teaming is one welcomed with open arms. Having [...]

Teen rappers are not a new commodity as far as the Hip-Hop community goes. We’ve seen Shad Moss go from Lil Bow Wow to [big] Bow Wow, Master P’s son go from Lil’ Romeo to Romeo, and further back than that we bore witness to Kris Kross take adolescent rhyming to a whole other level. [...]

If you are a depressed artist, the following may be helpful. Conversely, if you are not depressed then, I would imagine, you are either not an artist or are a fortunate exception. [...]

There must be something in the water, food or air (well there is definitely something in the air) in California as this state is churning out some of my favourite artists of the moment (and possibly all time). [...]

Soul Culture sits down with Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T for our ongoing #OKNotToBeOK mental health campaign, as he speaks on music as therapy, loneliness, depression and finally making the decision to be happy. [...]