It’s All Black Music
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)529 Bryant Street, NW When: Summer, 1977 What: When Cathy Hughes was the General Manager of Howard University’s WHUR, she urged Melvin Lindsey to use Smokey Robinson’s hypnotic “A Quiet Storm” as the theme music for a new format that featured laid back soul and R&B hits that […]
Beyonce fans have united in agreement over her new single “Best Thing I Never Had” which is set to be released to radio later today. The anti-love ballad explains why Bey had to “let her man go” before she fell in deeply love. I’m not fan of the song, but Bey looks HOT in the […]
A year after the release of New Amerykah Part Two, Erykah Badu gives us another music video for “Out My Mind, Just In Time.” Keeping things simple in black and white, she dances in a dark room. Check out the visual below! OUT MY MIND JUST IN TIME from Creative Control on Vimeo. Related Post: […]
Nick Cannon, fresh off a comedic stand-up performance took a trip back into music making for a satire filled music video “Famous.” Playing off the pop-techno beat, Nick Cannon raps “When the beat drops show them you a superstar!” Cannon is clearly a terrible rapper but “Famous” is fun and somewhat “catchy.” He pokes fun […]
It’s hard to argue that Prince is one of the most talented and versatile musicians to ever set foot in a recording studio. Since 1978, he’s released over 30 albums, had dozens of hit singles, a few movies, and sold out concert venues from his hometown of Minneapolis to Japan.
Rihanna makes an impressive acting debut in her latest video “Man Down.” Set in the tropical climate of Jamaica; Rihanna, in the beginning of the video guns down a seemingly random man. Unbeknowst to the viewer, he had raped her after an intimate night at the club in a later scene. Rihanna’s fans took to […]
Truth Hurts seemed to be on the right path when her single “Addictive” came and ruled the summer of 2002. The song was produced by DJ Quik, featured a guest verse from Rakim, and was released on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment label. Then her debut album, Truthfully Speaking, dropped to little fanfare. She was also […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 90 Warren St, Roxbury, MA 02119 When: March 1973 What: In March 1973, Boston’s WILD was sold to Sheridan Broadcasting Network, who switched the station from rock and roll to an urban contemporary format. At points WILD was the only station playing R&B music in Boston. « PREVIOUS […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)CBS 30th Street Studio 270 E 30th Street, New York, NY 10001 When: April 1970 What: Miles Davis’ first certified gold record sold more than half a million copies, later being recognized as one of jazz’s greatest albums and a progenitor of the jazz rock genre. « PREVIOUS NEXT » […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)Okeh Records 25 W 45th Street When: August 10, 1920 What: Written by African-American songwriter Perry Bradford, Smith’s rendition is the first recording of vocal blues by an African American artist, selling a million copies in less than a year. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1540 Brewster Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45207 When: September 1943 What: King Records was found by Syd Nathan in 1943 and released music from a wide breadth of genres. King’s legacy includes hiring a racially integrated staff, and the signing of James Brown and his Famous Flames to […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1215 U Street NW, Washington DC When: The 1920s What: The section of U-Street between 9th St. and 18th St. in Washington, DC came to be known as “Black Broadway” thanks to numerous African-American owned establishments including banks, bowling alleys and dance halls. « PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration […]
