We take a look back at the obscenity case against the group's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" album and the impact it made in Hip-Hop. The post 1990: 2 Live Crew’s Fight For Free Speech | Black Music Month appeared first on Black America Web.
Fifteen years ago, legendary rapper Lil Wayne dropped his most commercially successive album! Click inside to read about the groundbreaking project.
June is Back Music Month and we're celebrating Black artists all over the world! Checkout this week's new Afrobeats releases...
The event consisted of two concerts held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over 72,000 people attended the event in London while an estimated 100,000 people attended in Philadelphia. The post 1985: Live Aid Brings Attention To Africa appeared first on Black America Web.
As we Celebrate Black Music Month, NPR has put together a string of artist to perform at The Tiny Desk that represent the culture of Black music.
For Black Music Month we discuss the death of Marvin Gaye on April 1st, 1984 in Los Angeles, California The post 1984: Marvin Gaye Dies A Day Before His 45th Birthday appeared first on Black America Web.
3 and you are at home watching the Merv Griffin Show, watching what would become one of the biggest-selling artists and one of the greatest voices of all time singing “Home” from The Wiz. Griffin would go on to tell the audience “You won’t forget that name — Whitney Houston!” The post 1983: ‘A Star Is Born’ Whitney Houston Debuts On The Merv Griffin Show appeared first on Black America Web.
10 iconic collectives of Black musicians where every member was a hitmaker. The post All In The Family! 10 Black Music Cliques That Ruled The Charts appeared first on Black America Web.
On the would-be 64th birthday of Prince, we remember all that made The Purple One a global Black music icon both in life & in memoriam. The post 10 Epic Moments In Music When Prince Ruled The World appeared first on Black America Web.
In celebration of Black Music Month, we created a gallery of our favorite artists turned actors and some of our favorite scenes from them!
Marvin Gaye's album "Here My Dear" is a classic of black music and set a standard that stands to this day. The post 1978: Marvin Gaye Gets Vulnerable With “Hear My Dear” appeared first on Black America Web.
Natalie's first Grammy win made history when she become the first Black Artist to win Best New Artist at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards. The post 1976: Natalie Cole Makes History, Wins Best New Artist appeared first on Black America Web.
