Smerz Are the Norwegian Duo Making the Off-Kilter Pop Music of Your Dreams
On their killer new album “Big City Life,” Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt take their signature wonky pop sound to new heights. Read More
Month: May 2025
Heavy D: The Overweight Lover Who Redefined Hip-Hop
Celebrate Heavy D's legacy as a hip-hop pioneer, hitmaker, and cultural icon who shaped the new jack swing era
Sacha Jenkins, Influential Hip-Hop Journalist and Filmmaker, Dies at 54
Sacha Jenkins, a pioneering hip-hop journalist, author, filmmaker and cultural historian, has died at the age of 54.
Sacha Jenkins, Director and Hip-Hop Journalist, Dead at 53
Sacha Jenkins, the hip-hop journalist, filmmaker, and historian who co-founded the seminal Nineties magazine 'Ego Trip,' has died at age 53.
It’s your world: Common, Kanye and the conflicted promise of ‘Be’
In 2005, two Chicago titans made a generational classic and then sprinted in opposite directions, each daring the rest of hip-hop to follow them.
Marvin, Gladys & Prince: Columbia musicians pay tribute to ‘Icons of Soul’ at Newberry Opera House
A Columbia SC musician and his band will bring together youthful vocalists to revive classic soul tunes from icons like Chaka Khan, Prince and Aretha Franklin. Read More
This Day in Hip Hop & R&B History: May 24
May 24 is an unforgettable date for hip-hop and R&B fans. This day has seen many moments in these popular genres that continue to inspire their fans. One celebrated figure… Read More
Music Review: Cautious Clay’s dreamy R&B-pop ‘The Hours: Morning’ is an exploration in time
Cautious Clay, the multi-instrumentalist whose dreamy R&B and indie-pop sound has earned him the attention of everyone from Arooj Aftab and John Mayer to Taylor Swift, embraces the passing of Read More
Sacha Jenkins, Journalist Turned Documentarian, Dies
He previously served as a music editor and writer-at-large at Vibe.
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