Billboard rounded up rap, R&B and Afrobeats ... and Madlib’s 2004 joint album Madvillainy). Snoop Dogg, who has interpolated “Smooth Operator” in two different songs and was inducted into ...

LOS ANGELES — D'Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Tony! Toni! Tone! behind the classic songs ...

Singer Angie Stone, known as a co-founder of hip-hop trio The Sequence and for her solo R&B hits like ‘Wish I Didn’t Miss You ...

In like a lion, out like a lamb.” Since we’ve finally almost reached that fabled calendrical turning point in the middle of the month, I thought I’d put together a playlist that goes in like a lion ...

The star was known for co-founding hip-hop trio The Sequence in the 1970s, and later pivoted to a solo R&B career ... t Miss You" from the album is still considered a classic today.

For years, fans have always wondered about the members of Tony! Toni! Toné! coming up with the name of their band. The band consists of Raphael Saadiq, D'Wayne Wiggins, and Timothy Riley.

On the album, she infused elements of R&B and dub with her classic brand of pop and enlisted ... “When she announced the greatest hits tour I called her just to say, ‘Congratulations, I ...

Angie Stone’s contribution to R&B and ... five songs stand out as timeless classics that showcase her extraordinary talent and artistry. Released in 1999 on Stone’s debut solo album Black ...

Stone was also a successful songwriter, collaborating with stars such as D'Angelo, Alicia Keys, and Lenny Kravitz.

Jay-Z has never been shy about his adoration for Beyoncé, but the one song he turned down ended up making someone else's ...

By Clay Risen Gwen McCrae, whose gospel-infused R&B hits ... of classic American soul — sometimes called “rare groove” — was underway in the 1980s. She recorded new songs and rerecorded ...

At the end of the ’80s, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan was asked to name the best album of that decade. He chose Prince’s classic double album 1999 ... and I was always into r&b stuff – Marvin ...