Music

The wait may finally be over. According to The New York Times, Frank Ocean‘s long-awaited album, Boys Don’t Cry, is set to be released this Friday, August 5. The news comes from a source who requested anonymity due to lack of sanction to discuss the album’s release. The album will drop via an exclusive deal with Apple Music […]

In the next of our “My Favorite Album” stories for Black Music Month, R&B legend Freddie Jackson tells us which Isley Brothers album and song…

jungle boogie (jungle –oft attrib to Hindi jangal + boogie – prob alter of bogle – goblin, object of fear) a 1974 hit by Kool & the Gang, frequently sampled by hip-hop artists, perhaps the funkiest piece of music ever recorded.

Marvin Isley, bass player for the legendary Isley Brothers, died June 6th from complications of diabetes at 56.