Andre Harrell could talk you under the table. To put it in more regal terms the influential music mogul, who passed away May 8 at 59, was the ultimate loquacious record man. The founder of Uptown Records, the late ‘80s and early ‘90s imprint that boldly merged rap and R&B for the clubs and the bedroom, wasn’t just an industry giant, he was the culture’s most sincere and adamant cheerleader…
In any industry, but especially in entertainment, there’s an unspoken rule that wanting something doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ready for it. When I first got the call to join Atlanta rapper…
Kendrick Lamar dropped his major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city in 2012 — and it’s been on the Billboard 200 chart ever since. According to a tweet from Chart Data, the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang made no mention of silence, let alone a black box, when they called on their peers in the music industry to devote Tuesday June 2nd to a new initiative,…
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