D'Angelo's music was made for reflection, so this week we'll be spending some time doing exactly that, from 'Brown Sugar' to ...

Jeff Pearlman found the people who inspired the classic 1991 2Pac song, which has reverberated through hip-hop myth-making ...

Okayplayer explores how Mobb Deep’s latest album manages to skirt the pitfalls of other posthumously released albums.

Black alternative music has always thrived in the in-between, turning misfit energy into an expressive movement. From Detroit ...

De La Soul has announced the name of their upcoming album, Cabin In The Sky. The project was initially revealed earlier this ...

For Fela Week, Okayplayer takes at how Fela Kuti connected James Brown and the Black Power movement to fuel his own unique ...

“PT Cruiser” is a slice of smooth R&B, with a pulsing groove underneath MoRuf’s stellar melody — as SZA joins in as a vocal ...

In a convo with Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Majors and more, the Memphis rapper reveals how journaling and faith helped pull him ...

A generation of undiagnosed kids found focus and freedom in music. Now, science is catching up to what artists with ADHD have ...

As New York Comic Con once again descends on the Big Apple, Okayplayer looks back at some key moments where rappers took cues ...

The family of D’Angelo confirmed that the soul icon has passed away, from an unknown battle with pancreatic cancer.

Our hearts are heavy and filled with grief as we mourn the passing of neo-soul originator and Grammy-winning musical genius ...