(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists ...

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and ...

Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with ...

Toni Braxton spoke about model Kayla Nicole’s Halloween tribute on Nov. 21.  Nicole put up a video on Oct. 31, wearing ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

They’re all grown up now. Early 2000s R&B boy band, B2K, is reuniting for a 2026 tour which takes them all over the country. Bow Wow is co-headlining. The “Boys 4 Life” tour marks more than 20 years ...

One of the cool things about music and technology is seeing how both evolve and intertwine over time. It was no different in the 2000s when people were making playlists on their Apple iPods, or ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like GENA and Sincere Hunte. From babies to albums, the past weekend was packed with new arrivals. On Thursday (Nov. 13), Cardi B ...