Black Music Month - Page 4
Gospel music has always been a sacred and pivotal genre, especially when it comes to its influence. Though gospel can be traced back to the early 17th century, the early moldings of gospel music began with old negro spirituals that derived from slaves creating songs from Bible verses. Gospel would later transition into a more […]
Black queer artists are redefining music, embracing their identities and talent across genres from R&B to hip hop.
Discover the surprising R&B hits that originated from iconic Black films of the 90s.
Black artists created iconic movie soundtrack songs that became cultural anthems, outgrowing their original films.
Black artists created iconic songs that have been sampled across genres, shaping modern music's sound.
Check out this throwback Black Music Month moment from 1998’s Freaknik in Atlanta featuring Chaka Zulu and Goodie Mob inside.
In celebration of Black Music Month, we created a gallery of our favorite artists turned actors and some of our favorite scenes from them!
“Wind Me Up Chuck” and get ready to Bust Loose or beat ya feet to the history of Go-Go music; how it started vs how it’s going.
Houston has a slowed concoction of taking something which already exists and mutating it into something totally different. New sound, new emotions, new feelings.
Philly soul is unmatched and Black Music Month presents the perfect time to shed light on its origin and impact.
Unlike the philosophical dilemma, what came first the chicken or the egg, in the music world there is a clear-cut answer, before there was Hip Hop there was Funk and one can make the argument that the road to Funk went through Ohio.
Trap music has taken over has Hip Hop’s mainstream sound. In commercials, in movies, and even in Television shows, Trap Music is everywhere
