During the late 1960’s to the early 1970’s, soulful R&B groups like the Stylistics, Chi-lits, and the Delfonics were all the rage. Many during this time were compared to Motown…
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Bad Boy’s “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” Celebrates Triumph Over Tragedy by Jerry Barrow Sean Combs’ life has always been…dramatic. The world’s most famous intern turned record mogul captured the hearts…
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Clive Davis’ Documentary “…The Soundtrack of Our Lives” Goes Wide But Not Deep On The “Friendly Provocateur” by Jerry Barrow “You want me to be a sidebar to Puffy?” a…
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We recently learned that HLN, a CNN spinoff network known for investigative news reports like “Forensic Files,” “Primetime Justice” and other similar shows, will air “Prince: The End – How…
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We are pleased to help get the word out about a screening happening in Chicago on Friday, November 11, 2016. Many funk, soul and jazz fans are aware of the…
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By Kyle Harvey “When we shine, everybody shines.” – Michaela Angela Davis, cultural critic “I Rise” is a short film thats dedicated to all the sparks that ignite #BlackGirlMagic. In…
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Good looking out to soulhead family member Michael A. Gonzales for hipping us to this incredible footage. Unless you were under a rock in the early 90’s, you had to…
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Kudos to Ken Gibbs, Jr. and the entire BET staff for this amazing web series, #BLX. The show features some of music’s superstars and unsung artist in the neighborhoods where…
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In the 70s, Johnnie Taylor was a definite fixture on most jukeboxes and eight tracks heard in the ‘hood. This was definitely “grown folks music” and represented some of the…
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From classics like “Forget Me Nots” to “Haven’t You Heard” and many more, Patrice Rushen really bridged the gap between jazz, soul and pop. At the time, she had been…
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We are super excited that the new season of TVOne’s amazing music documentary series will be returning tomorrow night with the story behind the Sugar Hill Gang. Although there were…
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We recently re-watched the amazing Unsung episode featuring one of the truly underrated hip hop groups of all time, Heavy D. & The Boyz. Back in the late 80’s. Hev and…
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Anyone who loves hip-hop, especially that special blend from the West Coast has to have a significant amount of reverence for the almighty Nate Dogg. This brother changed the game…
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We only know of one lucky soulhead who attending this once in a lifetime event that will go down as one for the ages. Prince (our favorite) held an intimate…
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If you are like us, you probably yelled out loud when you heard about the forthcoming documentary about Michael Jackson by Spike Lee. Since MJ’s passing in 2009, Lee has…
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Founded by Alfred Lion, Francis Wolff and Max Margulis in 1939, the seminal jazz label Blue Note Records recently celebrated its 75th Anniversary and commemorated the milestone with an extensive vinyl…
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By Justin Chadwick | @justin_chadwick On Gang Starr’s classic 1990 single “Jazz Thing”—which appeared on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues—Guru prophesized that “Jazz ain’t the past, the…
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We find it very fitting that Kashif is a popular male name in the Muslim world, which means “pioneer” among other things. Before super producers like Teddy Riley, Puffy and Pharrell, there…
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There are few things that the team here at soulhead loves more than a good, in-depth music documentary. Hence why we were glued to the tube when documentarian extraordinaire Ken…
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Any music fan growing up in the ’80s and ’90s surely viewed Tower Records as a temple for everything sonic. There are so many memories for soulheads around the World who…