Urban, R&B

Magazine articles on soul, rythm & blues, and urban music and musicians.

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AskMen.com	Martin Luther: Music from the Rebel Soul He has collaborated with The Roots and Dead Prez, but Martin Luther's claim to fame is his albums, The Calling (2000) and Rebel Soul Music (2004). Here, he discusses his career, his plans for the future and, most importantly, his latest album.
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Hardy Green	When The Blues Had A Baby For a short book, Rich Cohen's 'Machers and Rockers: Chess Records and the Business of Rock & Roll' has a surprising number of layers. Most intriguing is an engrossing tale of the intersecting of two immigrant groups: African Americans and Eastern European Jews.
AskMen.com October 19, 2004	Why Are They Famous? The band New Edition was founded in the Roxbury part of Boston. This band was one of the pioneers of the new jack movement, which was a sound that bridged hip-hop and R&B.
AskMen.com	JoJo... Love her or leave her The talented Massachusetts native who proved that age ain't nothing but a number has topped the charts with her debut single, "Leave (Get Out)," and by the sounds of it, and this interview, she's not leaving anytime soon.
Salon.com September 11, 2002 Brendan Costello Jr.	One nation under a groove Let's face it, our national anthem blows. And "God Bless America" isn't working either. Here's a modest proposal: Curtis Mayfield's "Don't Worry (If There's a Hell Below We're All Going To Go)."
Salon.com August 21, 2001 Steve Burgess	Janet Jackson Her best singles represent the kind of quality craftsmanship that made us listen to the radio in the first place...
Salon.com July 24, 2001 Eric Boehlert	Payola City In the wild world of urban radio, money buys hits -- and nobody asks questions...
Salon.com March 16, 2000 Cintra Wilson	The Negro Problem Yes, there is life outside the L.A. music biz; two self-made troubadours tell how (and why) they live it...
Salon.com August 3, 1999 Al Young	Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin: A poet-novelist who knew the Queen of Soul as a teenager looks back at the forces and influences that shaped one of the world's greatest singers.
Salon.com July 5, 2000 Keith Harris	Sharps & Flats R&B trio Next like dirty talk and naughty sex. But isn't "Come sit on my laptop" taking the ingenious come-ons a bit too far?
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