February 23, 2010
Tweet You’ll have to excuse the ‘coon’ imagery and thick Mississippi Burning-like sensitivity around this this project, for the Carolina Chocolate Drops are not an R-n-B band; nor are they a funk band. Nada on the rock band either. They are a black jug band, and the only modern day African-American one, too. Has this ...
February 12, 2010
Tweet It is rare that a songbird from another era and genre is held in such high regard in the hip-hop community as Sade Abu, who just released her long-awaited album “Soldier of Love,” to critical acclaim. Whether you think she should allow a rapper to be on her song or not is one thing, ...
May 18, 2009
Tweet Nobody smiles more, and looks happier in the music world than singer Jill Scott. Even though she’s had her share of heartache and pain, I don’t know what it is about her smile in particular, but it is absolutely heartwarming. Studies show that smiling is not only healthy, but it makes other people happy. ...