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R&B Albums from the ‘90s That Deserve More Appreciation (Part One)
The 25 Best Live R&B and Soul Albums (with EPs)
Anniversaries: The Big Picture by Big L
Milestones: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… by Raekwon
New Music Drops: August 1, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #112: 20 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Anniversaries: Couldn’t Wait to Tell You... by Liv.e
How Labels/Artists Weaponize Incomplete Vinyl and CD Pressings
July 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
Milestones: Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 by Young Jeezy
Milestones: TP by Teddy Pendergrass
New Music Drops: July 25, 2025
Album Review: Alfredo 2 by Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
Milestones: E. 1999 Eternal by Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony
Wednesday Roundups #111: 23 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Anniversaries: Woman by Jill Scott
The True R&B Songs of the Summer in 2025
Decoding 2025 Rap and R&B Album Rollouts
Album Review: Don’t Tap the Glass by Tyler, The Creator
Milestones: Teflon Don by Rick Ross
Anniversaries: Take a Look Around by Masta Ace
Anniversaries: Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 by Jill Scott
New Music Drops: July 18, 2025
Album Review: The Emperor’s New Clothes by Raekwon
Wednesday Roundups #110: 22 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Anniversaries: The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel by Jodeci
Album Review: Beside Myself by DJ Haram
Anniversaries: Jazzmatazz, Vol. II: The New Reality by Guru
Anniversaries: Miss Thang by Monica
Clipse and Dismantling the Fallacy of Agism in Hip-Hop
Milestones: ‘Til Shiloh by Buju Banton
Album Review: JACKBOYS 2 by JACKBOYS
Anniversaries: Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas
Anniversaries: Miles: From an Interlude Called Life by Blu & Exile
Album Review: Swag by Justin Bieber
Anniversaries: Off the Hook by Xscape
New Music Drops: July 11, 2025
Album Review: Beloved by Giveon
Wednesday Roundups #109: 17 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Album Review: Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse
Anniversaries: Black Rose by Tyrese
What the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Verdict Reveals About Our Justice System
Anniversaries: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty by Big Boi
Anniversaries: Irons in the Fire by Teena Marie
Album Review: Live and In Color by Juicy J & Logic
Album Review: My Face Hurts from Smiling by Lizzo
Milestones: Brown Sugar by D’Angelo
Wednesday Roundups #108: 20 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Parallels Between Everything Is Everything and To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
Reviewing 2025’s Black Music Month Tiny Desk Album Anniversaries Tribute at NPR Music
The Ten Songs That Joe Thomas Wrote for Other Artists
June 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
The Best R&B Mixtapes You Might’ve Missed In the 2010s
New Music Drops: June 27, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #107: 25 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Album Review: I Took It Personal by Nick Grant
Billboard Played In People’s Faces During Black Music Month
Album Review: Come As You Are by Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Album Review: Hopefully ! by Loyle Carner
Album Review: Do It Afraid by Yaya Bey
New Music Drops: June 20, 2025
Sometimes You Gotta Pop Out and Show Niggas On Juneteenth
Wednesday Roundups #106: 22 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
R&B Groups That Never Came to Fruition
The Understated Influence of Three 6 Mafia
Album Review: Tether by Annahstasia
Milestones: Fantastic, Vol. 2 by Slum Village
Album Review: Victory by Slick Rick
New Music Drops: June 13, 2025
Chlöe x Halle Share Their Ungodly Hour, Heavenly Growth: From Halo to After-Hours
Anniversaries: Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
Our Tribute to Ananda Lewis (1973-2025)
Wednesday Roundups #105: 21 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Let’s Have an Unfiltered Dialogue About Black Music Award Shows
Our Tribute to Sly Stone (1943-2025)
Can R&B Artists Stop Hopping On the Afrobeats Wave?
Album Review: The Co-Star by Eric Benét
Milestones: The Heat Is On by The Isley Brothers
Album Review: Tha Carter VI by Lil Wayne
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 (So Far…)
Album Review: Lotus by Little Simz
Wednesday Roundups #104: 19 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Best Rap Music of 2025 (So Far…)
Quiet Cuts, Loud Consequences for Black Music
The Best R&B Music of 2025 (So Far…)
The Handguide to ‘70s Funk Albums (Beginners Edition)
May 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Created Alfredo With Pasta Sauce and Powder Residue
Wednesday Roundups #103: 20 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Kendrick Lamar & SZA Close SoFi Stadium Trilogy in 50-Plus Song Blaze (Concert Review)
How Sacha Jenkins Rewrote the Culture
Milestones: The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
Milestones: Lucy Pearl by Lucy Pearl
Milestones: Adventures In Paradise by Minnie Riperton
Milestones: Diana by Diana Ross
Wednesday Roundups #102: 25 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Most Disrespected, Unprotected, and Neglected Person In America Is the Black Woman
Anniversaries: The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe
Anniversaries: Distant Relatives by Nas & Damian Marley
Album Review: Sincerely, by Kali Uchis
The Handguide to Backwoodz Studioz
Joey Bada$$ Fires Back at Ray Vaughn On “The Finals”
Ray Vaughn Wasted No Time Getting at Joey Bada$$ With “Hoe Era”
Wednesday Roundups #101: 20 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Deciphering Big Sean, Joey Bada$$, and Ab-Soul’s Red Bull Spiral Freestyle
Album Review: Glockaveli by Key Glock
Kehlani Faces a Chorus of Censorship Over Gaza Stance
Deciphering King Los’ Justin Credible’s Freestyle Series (#193)
Album Review: Golliwog by billy woods
Wednesday Roundups #100: 19 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Mo’ Love, Mo’ Problem, Mo’ Bashin’
Wednesday Roundups #99: 23 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
April 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
Revisiting the Year 1978 in R&B
Album Review: The Crown by Ledisi
Album Review: The Good, The Bad & The Dollar Menu by Ray Vaughn
Milestones: The Infamous by Mobb Deep
New Music Drops: April 25, 2025
Album Review: Why Not More? by Coco Jones
Wednesday Roundups #98: 13 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Lineage of Miles Davis and Roy Ayers
R&B Albums That Basically Counts As Going to Therapy
Album Review: We Need to Talk: Love by Keri Hilson
New Music Drops: April 18, 2025
EP Review: When (EP) by Alex Isley
Wednesday Roundups #97: 20 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Lineage of Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, and Minnie Riperton
Album Review: Audience With the Queen by Galactic & Irma Thomas
Milestones: The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey
New Music Drops: April 11, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #96: 17 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Lineage of Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, and Billie Holiday
New Music Drops: April 4, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #95: 25 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Album Review: SILK&SORROW by Ray Lozano
The Handguide to the Ladies of Hip-Hop
I Came to Save a Thing Called Female Rap
March 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
Milestones: Like Water for Chocolate by Common
New Music Drops: March 28, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #94: 19 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Album Review: Can’t Lose My (Soul) by Annie & The Caldwells
New Music Drops: March 21, 2025
Album Review: Waiting On You by Jon B
Objectified Women With Stunts & Sovereigns
Wednesday Roundups #93: 9 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Album Review: From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID by Saba & No ID
Milestones: Me Against the World by 2Pac
New Music Drops: March 14, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #92: 25 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Our Tribute to D’Wayne Wiggins (1961-2025)
The Handguide to Albums by Related Artists (‘80s Whitney)
New Music Drops: March 7, 2025
Album Review: Mayhem by Lady Gaga
Our Tribute to Roy Ayers (1940-2025)
Wednesday Roundups #91: 19 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Don’t You Know What That Means?
1967 — Early ‘70s Female Singer-Songwriters
Our Tribute to Angie Stone (1961-2025)
February 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
New Music Drops: February 28, 2025
Our Tribute to Chris Jasper (1951-2025)
Wednesday Roundups #90: 20 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Lineage of Al Green and Bobby Womack
Our Tribute to Roberta Flack (1937-2025)
Milestones: Funkadelic by Funkadelic
150 Best R&B Albums of the 2020s So Far
Our Tribute to Gwen McCrae (1943-2025)
Our Tribute to Jerry Butler (1939-2025)
Anniversaries: Safe + Sound by DJ Quik
New Music Drops: February 21, 2025
The African Heritage: Going to My Roots
Wednesday Roundups #89: 25 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Album Review: Bloom by Durand Bernarr
Milestones: Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
New Music Drops: February 14, 2025
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: From Spirituals to Secular Song
Wednesday Roundups #88: 17 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Kendrick’s Personal Reckoning on The Blacker the Berry
Milestones: Supreme Clientele by Ghostface Killah
Milestones: Let’s Get Free by dead prez
The Handguide to Kendrick Lamar
Stepped Out the Swamp to the Grammy Stage
New Music Drops: February 7, 2025
Go Down, Moses: The Era of Colonialism and the African Diaspora
Wednesday Roundups #87: 21 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Lineage of Sly & The Family Stone, Funkadelic, Ohio Players, and Earth, Wind & Fire
Run-D.M.C. Were No Less Rock Than Your Favorite Band
Album Review: I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) by Teddy Swims
Album Review: Can’t Rush Greatness by Central Cee
January 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
Album Review: Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd
New Music Drops: January 31, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #86: 17 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
The Lineage of Curtis Mayfield
The Handguide to Talkbox: An Oral History of Funk In 44 Songs
Album Review: Eusexua by FKA twigs
Milestones: Voodoo by D’Angelo
New Music Drops: January 24, 2025
Wednesday Roundups #85: 14 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Milestones: The Documentary by The Game
Album Review: WHAM by Lil Baby
Milestones: Do You Want More?!!!??! by The Roots
New Music Drops: January 17, 2025
Album Review: Balloonerism by Mac Miller
Wednesday Roundups #84: 8 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
Album Review: The Human Fear by Franz Ferdinand
Our Tribute to Sam Moore (1935-2025)
Album Review: Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny
Anniversaries: Reality Show by Jazmine Sullivan
New Music Drops: January 10, 2025
The Best Hip-Hop Album, Every Year Since 1980