BRENDA K. STARR
the 1980s marked a pivotal era in the rise of latino english-speaking recording pop artists who achieved mainstream success. this…
Tag: 1990s
QUEEN PEN & ME’SHELL NDEGEOCELLO
The history of Hip-Hop collaborations is a tale of unity, innovation, and the creation of musical magic that transcends genres,…
songs that songtracked the AIDS Crisis: aqua’s “barbie girl”
The first time I heard the euro-pop sensation Aqua’s Barbie Girl was in the summer of 1997, at a party…
Still Special: 25 Years of “The Velvet Rope”
One could talk for hours about the cultural significance of an album like The Velvet Rope: the way its composition and…
DARRYL PANDY
in 1986, house music was still on the ascent in the US and abroad when “love can’t turn around,” a…
TEVIN CAMPBELL
most recording artists only wish to have recorded with quincy jones and prince, but by age 14, tevin campbell worked…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Madonna’s “In This Life”
Picture it! America 1992. AIDS becomes the number one cause of death for men 25 – 44 years old. Activists…
Kevin Aviance’s “Cunty” Remains a Legendary & Impactful Song
standing at over six feet tall, kevin aviance annihilated social expectations of gender expression all while conquering ballroom and dance…
UNCANNY ALLIANCE
in the early 1990s, there was no shortage of dance groups from new york garnering national notoriety at both the…
For My Mother: “A Day In My Life (Without You)”
I remember the night in the summer of 1991 as I sat on the steps with my two-speaker double cassette…
Ten House Tracks From the 90s that Will Lift Your Spirits the way Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” Does
if you are up at this time like i am it is probably because you have been dancing in the…
the songs i loved: mc trouble’s “(i wanna) make you mine”
there was a time beginning in the early 1990s when highly choreographed hip-hop music videos were frowned upon and viewed…