Over the course of her decades-spanning discography, Mary J. Blige has been a conduit for communal pain and healing. She’s shared her world and given
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All decades are a period of change, but some change more than others. Motown’s peak era came during the 60s, when even this record company,
One of the oft-told stories about the evolution of mid-20th-century American culture involves Bob Dylan bringing his electric Fender Stratocaster guitar on stage at the
Yasiin Bey never embraced the conscious rap label. But no one embodied it quite like him. He came on the scene with Talib Kweli as
Back in 2012, Rihanna‘s “Diamonds” soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week ending on December 1. It became one of
As the Weeknd’s music steadily progressed from back bedrooms to arena stages over the course of a decade, its scope expanded even further thanks to
Good Girl Gone Bad opens with Jay Z introducing Rihanna as a “good girl gone bad,” but at this stage in her career, the rising
Hip-hop firmly established itself as both a cultural and commercially viable force in the 1980s, but it was still primarily an underground concern. The following
When looking at Rihanna’s career trajectory, most people point to her 2005 debut single, “Pon De Replay,” or her 2007 international smash hit “Umbrella,” as
Mariah Carey has enjoyed one of the most successful reigns of any pop star since her chart-topping 1990 eponymous debut album. She made history as