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The Hip-Hop Effect: 20 R&B Songs Sampling Rap Beats and Lyrics
The Hip-Hop Effect: 20 R&B Songs Sampling Rap Beats and Lyrics
The Hip-Hop Effect: 20 R&B Songs Sampling Rap Beats and Lyrics
During the late '80s and early parts of the '90s, R&B was dominated by the new jack swing era, with artists such as Janet Jackson, New Edition and Boyz II Men being some of the subgenre's most successful acts. Those were good times up until a young chick from Yonkers rose up to the ranks to change the game. Wi...
Erykah Badu Wants to ‘Own’ Andre 3000, Calls Janelle Monae Her ‘Best Friend’
Erykah Badu Wants to ‘Own’ Andre 3000, Calls Janelle Monae Her ‘Best Friend’
Erykah Badu Wants to ‘Own’ Andre 3000, Calls Janelle Monae Her ‘Best Friend’
Erykah Badu voiced her bold opinion recently about The Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne, blasting him for his "self-serving" ways by releasing unapproved visuals for their collaboration video "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Now she's giving some insight -- with less bite -- on two other avant-garde entertainers...
Erykah Badu Gets Naked in Flaming Lips’ ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ Video
Erykah Badu Gets Naked in Flaming Lips’ ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ Video
Erykah Badu Gets Naked in Flaming Lips’ ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ Video
After Erykah Badu joined forces with rockers the Flaming Lips for their all-collaborations album, The Flaming Lips and Heavy Fwends, it's no surprise that their union would make major headlines. They recorded a cover of an old folk song titled "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" -- Roberta Flack also famously sang a version of the track...
Timbaland, Missy Elliott Debut New Songs at New York’s Highline Stages
Timbaland, Missy Elliott Debut New Songs at New York’s Highline Stages
Timbaland, Missy Elliott Debut New Songs at New York’s Highline Stages
Jemal Countess, WireImage As The BoomBox previously reported, rapper Missy Elliott and producer extraordinaire Timbaland are back as hip-hop's dynamic duo, working on new material and performing live. According to HipHop DX, the cosmic pair debuted new tunes last night at New York's Highline Stages in celebration of Hennessy's White Rabbit campaign...
Women’s History Month: Eight Female Archetypes That Transcend Derogatory Lyrics
Women’s History Month: Eight Female Archetypes That Transcend Derogatory Lyrics
Women’s History Month: Eight Female Archetypes That Transcend Derogatory Lyrics
As even the most brazenly misogynistic rapper must admit, women are complex. We're talking calculus problems written by supercomputers and translated into Navajo -- that kind of complex. They're more than just the "bitches and h--s" rhymed about in lyrics, and yet in mainstream hip-hop and R&B, they're often typecast as one or both. Lu...
Erykah Badu Accepts Malaysian Concert Ban Over Allah Body Art
Erykah Badu Accepts Malaysian Concert Ban Over Allah Body Art
Erykah Badu Accepts Malaysian Concert Ban Over Allah Body Art
AP Photo, Lai Seng Sin KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Soul singer Erykah Badu said Wednesday she holds no grudge against Malaysia's government for barring her from performing after a photograph of her body art offended some Muslims. More than 1,500 people had bought tickets to watch the Grammy-winning American singer at a Kuala Lumpur auditorium Wednesday, but Malaysia's information minister announ

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