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Dr. John
Locked Down, But Not Dragged Out
Photo by Alysse Gafkjen.
33 Reasons
Why Prince Is Hip-Hop
Illustrations by Joshua Dunn.
Syncopated Strut
Madhouse
Eric Leeds in the Madhouse promo photo (original photo B&W).
Soul Caliber
Frank Ocean
Photo by Brick Stowell
The Revolution
Sam Greenlee’s debut novel drew up the blueprint for Black nationalization
The Spook Who Sat By the Door
The Fresh Artifact
Tame One is beyond labels
Tame Pose
The Emotions
EW&F’s Maurice White elevated the vocal trio to chart-topping success
The Emotions
Moroccan Blend
The mixing of Arabic, African, and Spanish cultures brought about uninhibited music
Atlas Mountains TV
Destroying Jazz
Esperanza Spalding and the future of fusion
Esperanza Spalding TV
Rollin’ with Raphael
Multi-instrumentalist Raphael Saadiq on his new album
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PBS’s SOUL!
New documentary explores the groundbreaking music show
Photo by Heinrich Klaffs. Permission BY-SA.
Funky Drummer
Tony Cook's beats spanned James Brown to early house
Photo courtesy of Stones Throw Records.
That New Blackmagic
José James dances effortlessly between classic vocal jazz and electronic funk
José James. Photo by Philip Angert.
Gary Wilson Wants to Talk to You
Your favorite professional weirdo returns
Gary Wilson
The Crate Diggers
The D.I.T.C. crew reflects on their careers and the late Big L
D.I.T.C. TV
It’s Tricky
Trip-hop troubadour Tricky returns with Mixed Race
Can’t Knock the Hustle
New Zealand's Electric Wire Hustle open doors with their debut album
Photo by Pat Shepherd
Cutting Contest
Cut Chemist wins again with Sound of the Police
Cut Chemist
Ain’t It Good to You
Jonny Sklute reflects on the origins of Good Records NYC
Good Records NYC
Spike Speaks
Spike Lee talks Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, and Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee
DaVinci
Photo by Alex Rapada
Teenage Mutant
The Brazilian bassist and producer Liminha looks back on his early work with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Os Mutantes
Liminha. Photo by Mario Luiz Thompson/Arquivo.
Photo courtesy of Paddy Corea