Black Music Month
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) WHTA Radio Station 3130 Peachtree Road Northeast, Atlanta When: 1995 What: Ludacris went from an intern to an on air personality on ATL’s Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9). The DJ promos he recorded got the attention of Timbaland, who produced his first local hit “Phat Rabbit.” « PREVIOUS […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Flavor Unit offices 155 Morgan St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 When: 1993 What: The Flavor Unit was the name of DJ Mark the 45 King’s crew of New Jersey based hip-hop artists before Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere co-opted the name for their fledgling management company. As […]
As we all can see Nicki Minaj has many talents. The Young Money female rapper can act and even sings. What most don’t know is that the barbie can also play the clarinet. She played the instrument while attending Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School 210 in Queens. In a recent interview Nicki was asked if she […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)Studio 4 444 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 When: February 6, 1992 What: The wunderkind producer discovers the 12-year-old Kris Kross, writing and producing the first single from their debut album Totally Krossed Out, which goes on to sell over four million copies, launching his career in […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)Wishard Hospital 1001 West 10th Street Indianapolis, IN 1001 West 10th StreetIndianapolis, IN When: July 15, 1990 What: While horsing around after a show, Troy “Trouble T-Roy” Dixon, one of Heavy D’s dancers, fell off a balcony and died from his injuries. T-Roy’s passing, though tragic, inspired a […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Future Records Recording Studio 4338 Virginia Beach Boulevard Virginia Beach, VA 23452-1238 When: 1990 What: Harlem native Teddy Riley was instrumental in the rise of New Jack Swing; R&B infused with Hip-Hop flavored beats. After making his move to VA he would influence a number of new […]
OK, so this movie may be sugary and corny as a box of corn puffs, but we love The Five Heartbeats just the same. Robert Townsend’s 1991 R&B drama was loosely based on the lives of several artists; The Dells, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Frankie Lymon, Sam Cooke, and David Ruffin, […]
What would Roc-A-Fell Records have been without Kanye West? Before Air Yeezy got his Roc chain and started throwing up that Dynasty sign he almost signed a deal with Capitol Records. While looking for a label West met with Capitol several times according to Capitol Record’s A&R Joe “3H” Weinberger. However, another person in the […]
Jill Scott is preparing the release of her album The Light Of The Sun and clarifies to Detroit’s Hot 102.7 that it was pushed up a week early to June 21st from the past mentioned date June 28th. The soul-singer reveals her favorite Motown artist and her three most memorable black music moments as a […]
“Sometimes you have to go backwards in your salary and everything that you do so that you end up where you think you eventually belong. “ – Angela Yee Angela Yee’s flirtatious and witty interview style was made for radio, but becoming a DJ on a top rated national morning show wasn’t always part of […]
As always there is so much going on behind the scenes in the music industry. TLC’s sophomore album 1994’s Crazy, Sexy, Cool sold millions of copies and spawned several popular videos. The lead single “Creep,” one of the top cheating songs of all time, actually had three different versions. Watch the clip below where the […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) LaFace Offices 1 Capital City Plaza 3350 Peachtree Rd., Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30326 When: October, 1989 What: Antonio “L.A.” Reid & Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds were a formidable production duo that became influential record executives when they formed LaFace Records in a joint venture with Arista Records. […]
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #62: Ludacris Debuts As Radio Personality "Chris Lova Lova"
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #63: Queen Latifah And Shakim Compere Launch Flavor Unit Records
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FACT OF THE DAY: Nicki Minaj Plays The Clarinet
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #64: Jermaine Dupri Launches His Career By Recording "Jump" For Kriss Kross