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12 Grammy Awards, 6 US number Ones, 4 Multi-Platinum Selling Albums and over 25 Million record sales worldwide. In the 8 years since Alicia Keys first burst onto the scene she has become one of the most critically and commercially acclaimed artists of all time. [...]

“What is a black movie?” asks Fox News critic Shawn Edwards in his documentary film, The 100 Best Black Movies Ever. [...]

Forget Hip Hop alone – Timothy Mosley can finally add his name to the list of the greatest producers music will ever behold. Arriving onto the scene a decade ago with brilliant scores for his close knit family of Missy Elliott, Ginuwine and the late Aaliyah, he has since elevated through the rankings up to [...]

Friday evening was the opening night at London’s Southbank Centre for Soul Noel- a specially commissioned project that sees producers and event organisers ‘Serious’ (London Jazz Festival pioneers) combine forces with ‘Black Routes’ a touring network of African and Caribbean music. The premise is simple- Christmas carols and seasonal songs remixed in the style of [...]

There are lovers of music and there are lovers of music. There are those who harbour a healthy interest and others who embody music as an entity, oozing its essence from every pore. I suspect Michael Olatuja belongs to the latter group. One only has to observe the way he is completely at one with [...]

The much anticipated new release from Chris Brown was always going to be surrounded by controversy.  After his well publicised assault on former girlfriend Rihanna, Chris’s fan base has become divided over whether he can ever be forgiven and whether his career can ever recover.  It is almost impossible to hear a Chris Brown track [...]

Originally scheduled for release in 2008 under the name 12 Play, 4th Quarter then scrapped due to an early leak, R Kelly‘s generous 15 track album, Untitled, is finally out – and will lead you directly to R’s love nest. [...]

What does Lupe Fiasco have to do to get some props in Hip Hop? That’s the question many of his faithful following ask whenever the name Lupe Fiasco and the phrase “Best rapper in Hip Hop” are in the same sentence. Two critically acclaimed albums in, which warranted praise from some of the greats, he [...]

It’s something of a tragedy that The Clipse are still, generally, largely remembered for their 2002 hit “Grindin’”. Whether it’s to do with their never ending label sagas or the unapologetic drug-fueled raps which limit their daytime radio spins, Pusha T and Malice are far from the many one-hit wonders which have graced (or disgraced) [...]

“I don’t care what people think about me. And I don’t care what people say about me. To all of my haters, yet still I rise and I want to thank you ‘cause I recognize without you I wouldn’t be relevant, because of you I know I’m heaven sent…” Angie Stone (“I don’t Care”) Since [...]