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This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

You saw Earth, Wind & Fire face off against the Isley Brothers on Verzuz. Now read about how the legendary collective recorded their seminal album I Am. While working as a session drummer for ...

Y'all know we heart some Aaliyah 'round here--and now thanks to Vh1 (and the magic of the internet) you can watch the full one-hour Behind The Music documentary on the definitive and much-missed diva, ...

The group came together after meeting Atlanta production gurus Organized Noize. T-Mo and Khujo were a duo known as The Lumberjacks; Gipp and Ceelo were solo artists. The individual members all ...

The new sexual anthem, which broke streaming records in its debut week, has caused conservative figures and politicians alike to openly speak out about an absence of respectability and conformity. But ...

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Going from “dope” to “decked out,” the Y2K era introduced fads that would define female rappers of the generation. Bucket hats. Baby tees. Micro mini skirts. Exposed thongs. Even the options for urban ...

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Rick James' Street Songs, we spoke with engineer Rick Sanchez, who provided an incisive account of how this classic record came to fruition. Coming from ...

Born the son of a Pentecostal minister, Michael D’Angelo Archer was destined to pursue a career in music. At the age of three, he began playing the piano by ear inside the Archer household. By five, ...

The record business has (allegedly) scammed countless musicians out of their masters, publishing rights, royalties, and just about everything else under the sun. Artists who lacked the proper ...