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The Californian label Stones Throw has long specialised in inseparably folding together the most profound and most wilfully foolish Black American music. And that is truer than ever on these 17 tracks from Virginian singer / songwriter / producer / multi-instrumentalist DJ Harrison.

Bluey from Incognito looks back on a life in music, from chart-bothering hits to exciting collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, and more.

On this day in 1994, the Queen of Hip Hop/R&B Mary J. Blige released what is possibly her best work to date, her sophomore 'My Life' album.

Canadian EDM singer The Weeknd revealed how special is "GTA: Vice City" to him. Find out how the Rockstar game influenced his music genre up to this day.

It's hard to resist the soulful grooves presented on two of the latest installments of the "Jazz is Dead" series helmed by multi

Drawing on UK dance music, experimental R&B, and hip-hop, this remix album to the London saxophonist’s kaleidoscopic jazz record expands on the eclectic universe of the original.

 

Listen to this playlist of Fela Kutis best songs from Rich Medina, the DJ who introduced an American generation to Afrobeat.

The Mississippi-born singer was a stalwart of the London scene in the 90s, starting off with One Little Indian records

Chucky Thompson, who died Aug. 9 from COVID-19 complications, produced classic records by the Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige for Bad Boy Records.