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Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., would have turned 49 years old this year, meaning that soon the late rapper will have been dead for longer than he was actually alive. Biggie’s still-unsolved murder at 24 years old remains one of the great tragedies of American music, an open wound for hip-hop that will never fully heal. His legacy is incalculably enormous, while his death has allowed him to become a powerful and endlessly malleable imaginative object in the firmamen...

By Adam Feibel Impulse! Records Sixty years ago, Impulse Records released its very first recording. Now, the iconic jazz label is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a series of new releases, reissues, rarities and more. Founded by Creed Taylor in 1960, Impulse made its debut a year later with  The Great Kai & J. J. by trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson. By the end of that first year, the imprint had issued recordings by Ray Charles, Gil Evans, Oliver Nelson, Art Blakey & The Jazz Me...

W. Royal Stokes has lived a jazz life as unpredictable as the music Chris Richards, The Washington Post Feb. 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Jazz critic W. Royal Stokes at a 2005 book reading at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D..C.Erika HartmannShow MoreShow Less 2of5"The Essential W. Royal Stokes Jazz, Blues and Beyond Reader" is out now.W. Royal StokesShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5W. Royal Stokes. a champion of women in jazz, wrote several profiles of female perfor...

By: Pollstar Staff In honor of Black History Month, Pollstar is spotlighting seminal live performances by Black artists every weekday throughout February. With a deep, rich tradition of transcendent and powerful performers across genres and the ages, we are well aware we can only scratch the surface of so many thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of brilliant Black performance. In fact, any one genre by itself, be it jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop, blu...

Chris Vognar February 24, 2021Updated: February 25, 2021, 7:30 am Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G. (left) and his friend and DJ, Hitman 50 Grand. The late rapper is the subject of a new documentary, “Biggie Smalls: I Got a Story to Tell,” available on Netflix on Monday, March 1. Photo: George DuBose / Netflix There are only two Notorious B.I.G. albums, each representing a different side of the late hip-hop star. The first, “Ready to Die” (1994), is a suite o...

A new anthology compiles decades of music writing from the 90-year-old jazz critic.

There can be no mention of classic rock without including Alice Cooper. Cooper’s influence on the hard rock/shock rock genre is legendary. Following his ’70s superstardom, subsequent decades saw the singer become as well-known for his golf game as his glam one. But his Bob Ezrin-produced early albums such as Love It To the Death and Welcome to My Nightmare remain essential listening for emerging rockers. The artist has recognized this lately. His live show is dominated by early material. No...

How do I find out about concerts? How do I get more details about something I heard over the air? How do I submit events to WORT’s Music Calendars? Who do I contact with changes or cancellations? WORT’s Music Calendars are a great resource to find out about concerts in all genres and places. Usually you’ll find details in the online listing or links to get more information. There’s a link to to submit your event at the top of the calendar page. You can also submit events, changes and ...

By: Pollstar Staff In honor of Black History Month, Pollstar is spotlighting seminal live performances by Black artists every weekday throughout February. With a deep, rich tradition of transcendent and powerful performers across genres and the ages, we are well aware we can only scratch the surface of so many thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of brilliant Black performance. In fact, any one genre by itself, be it jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop, blu...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Review: The Notorious B.I.Gs Origin Story Focuses on Pre-Hurrah Hustle Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Review: The Notorious B.I.Gs Origin Story Focuses on Pre-Hurrah Hustle A Netflix documentary is bold enough to believe that Biggies transition from teen crack dealer to 90s hip-hop sensation is more interesting than dwelling too much on his tragic end. Chris Willman, provided by