Ashlea Brandon

Newly divorced and raising her son, Solange's sophomore album showed the several complicated layers of black womanhood while being the spearhead of what we now describe as "wokeness."

As we remember 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,' we look back at how the student became the teacher, and why it is important to remember the message over the controversies.

Hip-hop and R&B have come a long way on MTV. We're looking back at 25 of the best performances on the MTV VMAs.

The year of 2003 brought the heat as we saw a generation of young R&B starlets high step into new albums and new identities. Check you who got it right, who got it wrong, and how things might have been different.

We've highlighted some of the late singer's timeless looks to celebrate the MAC Cosmetics collection inspired her.