Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus-year ...

The familiar boom-bap of Craig Mack’s 1994 single “Flava in Ya Ear” sends pure nostalgia through tap dancer Ayodele Casel.

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 ...

Since the turn of the 21st century, critics have prophesied that R&B, a once-dominating music genre, is dead. Male artists aren’t professing their love in pouring rain, draped in silk shirts anymore.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, has recognized pivotal contributions from Black R&B and Hip Hop ...

If everything happening in the world today has you feeling a little nostalgic for the 90s and early 2000s, you’re not alone. But while Blockbuster video stores and dial-up internet will probably never ...

It seems like the popularity of live albums has dwindled over the years, but many artists should still consider this art form in their catalogue. There's no doubt that live albums can make listeners ...