Antoine Harris: “Back then, you wanted a great single [from an artist] but you also wanted the album to be poppin’. You wanted it to tell a story, you wanted it to have a theme, an objective. I think ...

Despite mogul and marketing wizard Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bold assertion, he and his Bad Boy Records in-house production team, the Hitmen, didn’t invent the remix. They did, however, during the label’s ...

R&B has never stayed in one lane — from Mary J. Blige’s hip-hop soul to today’s alternative sounds, it’s a story of evolution ...

A new bar in Over-the-Rhine dedicated to '90s R&B, hip-hop and classic Black films is now open in Over-the-Rhine.Cinema OTR is located at 1517 Vine St.The bar focuses on classic '90s/early 2000s ...

The ’90s are making a comeback — with a little help from music idols Brandy and Eve. ABC’s “Queens,” premiering Tuesday, finds the two real-life ’90s performers playing former members of fictional all ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

While Yo! MTV Raps helped hip-hop get in the door at MTV; it was still a rare occasion to see a hip-hop act on stage at their big show. In this list, we celebrate twenty-five times hip-hop and R&B ...

See which R&B and hip hop producers earned the Grammy for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical), and the key projects tied to ...

You’re sitting at a restaurant and you hear it. That song that was on your favorite 78 or clunky cassette tape or irreparably scratched CD or long-broken iPod Nano. It’s a song you’ve forgotten about.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nestled deep into the sonic layers of “Redbone” is ‘70s funkadelics staple “I’d Rather be With You ...

The “It girls” of today are undoubtedly serving. From looks to choreography, it’s incredible to witness the new generation of greats on the rise. Vocalists, like Tyla and Victoria Monet, are building ...

The rapper was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to President Obama's 2012 ...