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28 Dec

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s have a look at the past, present and way forward for rhythm and blues. On this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the mixing of hip-hop and R&B. With artists like Mary J. Blige and Kehlani currently selling out nationwide tours, the anticipation of SZA’s long-awaited sophomore project and classic producers like Babyface, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Jermaine Dupri refocusing their attention on the genre, R&B appears to be shining—at the least in a front-facing manner. But while R&B is clearly alive and thriving, nobody can deny that the genre has modified drastically within the last 30 years. Hip-hop’s influence stands out as the major difference. Because the inception of radio and recorded music, charting platforms...

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4 Dec

How Purse First Is Breaking Up The Boys Club

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In the summertime of 2020, Sesali Bowen was working on her memoir Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist. As she reflected on her experiences growing up in what she calls “the bad b-tch era,” she realized that while queer and female rappers were having a moment in Hip-Hop, there have been no podcasts to capture it. So Bowen went concerning the business of making one. She reached out to Pierre Phipps, one half of the rap duo Freaky Boiz, to assist her co-host and the show, Purse First, launched that following January. The phrase comes from a Black colloquialism which Bowen believes originated from street-based, sex work culture. The complete phrase, “Purse first, ass last” speaks to the notion...

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4 Nov

Hip-hop world mourns the passing of Migos Takeoff #shorts

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#shorts #migos #takeoff We're deeply saddened to listen to of the passing of Takeoff ...

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23 Sep

Lil Kim, Remy Ma, Rick Ross, Scarface, N.O.R.E. And

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On Saturday, Rock The Bells held its first-ever live concert festival in Queens, NY, bringing together classic Hip-Hop acts for a celebration of music and culture for fans of all ages to enjoy. Founded in 2018 by Festival headliner LL Cool J, Rock The Bells has a mission to raise Hip-Hop culture from its roots to the fashionable day via content, commerce and experiential moments. Saturday’s event at Forest Hill stadium far exceeded that goal, with families, fans, and Hip-Hop heads young and old gathered in unison to rap together with artists like Roxanne Shante, Scarface, N.O.R.E., Lil Kim, Ice Cube and plenty of more. Despite sweltering 93-degree temps, 13,000 fans packed out the Queens amphitheater and braved the...

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