Aaliyah

T-Pain says Aaliyah’s Death Overhyped Her Legacy. Is He Right?

• November 10, 2018

Wanna get the Internet good and pissed off? Just hurl ...

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Is Eric Benet right about the state of rap and R&B?

• August 10, 2018

Man, a playa takes a couple of days off from ...

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20 questions

20 Questions: 2018 BET Awards Recap

• June 24, 2018

Like most of you reading this, I have a love-hate ...

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R. Kelly is Terrible. But Is That Enough to Ban His Music On Spotify?

• May 11, 2018

Most people have an emotional attachment to music. Those lyrics ...

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Beychella: How Beyonce’s Coachella Performance Became Her Finest Hour

• April 17, 2018

So, um, nah, I didn’t watch Beyonce’s Coachella performance live ...

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Why 1998 Was A Game-Changing Year For Hip-Hop & R&B

• April 3, 2018

Here's an enlightening fact for the senior citizens in the ...

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Everything You Need to Know About Marvel’s Black Panther

• January 15, 2018

We're just ONE MONTH out from what Black Twitter has ...

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B.o.B.

The Playa Please Awards: The Worst Celebrity & Pop Culture Nonsense of 2017

• December 21, 2017

Back in 2011 when I wrote the first edition of ...

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Blog Like Crazy

Like Talking Music? Join the Soul In Stereo Cypher on Facebook

• November 20, 2017

Wanna know my favorite part about social media? Other than trolling ...

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Eminem’s Trump-Trashing Freestyle – A Three-Point Analysis

• October 11, 2017

My bad, y'all, I had planned to do our yearly wrap-up ...

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