They looked like the antithesis of what was the prevailing style aesthetic in hip-hop at ... Tommy Boy catalog was sold to Warner Music in 2002, De La Soul’s music languished there, never ...

Before De La Soul, says Hank Shocklee ... “is De La’s aesthetic and musical expansionism.” For all its influence, the group’s music has been frustratingly hard to hear in recent ...

Angie Stone’s contribution to R&B and neo-soul music has left an indelible mark ... “Baby” exemplifies the neo-soul aesthetic that Stone helped pioneer. With its organic instrumentation ...

Two: that they finally record an album with the Native Tongues, the loosely-knit rap collective with an Afrocentrist aesthetic ... that De La Soul made live on, their words and music as essential ...

Many music lovers may want to explore this ... and actress known for her eclectic blend of soul, R&B, and pop, futuristic aesthetic, and socially conscious lyrics. Brandy Norwood is an R&B singer ...

Indeed, given the relative obscurity of Soul Coughing, it was downright heartening to see so many Dallas music fans turning out for the show. Perhaps even more surprisingly, the band’s biggest h ...

Soul is not needing others to say it. Where soul is really at today is pop music. It emanates from the rumble of gospel chords and the plaintive cry of the blues. It is compounded of raw emotion ...

Singing soul music was never about profit for singer Little Jake Mitchell — it’s about seeing people happy. Even now, at 80 years old and 50 years into his career, his band, Little Jake and ...

Blue-Eyed Soul Singers We LoveBecause Music Has No Color...Music is the universal language of love, this we know, and artists like Adele remind us that music has no color. As we celebrate Black ...

Few genres in music have delighted audiences as deeply as soul, and the contributions of Black male soul singers have been nothing short of remarkable. From Marvin Gaye’s smooth vocals to Otis ...