R&B and soul legend D’Angelo has passed away following a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51. Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo changed the sound of modern soul ...

LOL Boni? She played a little, but she was mainly there for her amazing voice. Girl wasn't doing runs or doing jazz improvs. Don't forget Chance. Hard not to love him. And there was that time Patrice ...

Does anybody remember the mixtape Wax Poetics released shortly after Clare’s passing? I thought that was a great tribute, and the songs they picked from the different artists he collaborated with fit ...

I was standing directly beneath Prince at one of the Tamar shows and I was almost close enough for him to smack me with it. He was wearing white pants and I saw everything his mama gave him. I tried ...

I'm happy about this. This edition will likely be less vulnerable than previous singles box sets to people sniping off copies and reselling them on eBay at extortionate prices. It will also be less ...

Do you guys know where I can get that kind of info? Like his favorite films. Among a few videos I saw in the little kitchen break area of Paisley Park were the classic old Bill Cosby comedy ...

THE DARK CAR slid into the well-guarded alley. On the day after his second birthday as 0{+>, he got out of the car and walked quickly into the Glam Slam in South Beach, Miami. For twenty years, 0{+> ...

As far as I could remember, I've always heard the rumor that Vanity was the one to do the artwork on the 1999 album cover. Denise loved to draw and was an artist that created intricate art pieces like ...

This topic is deserving of a more knowledgable and passionate analysis than I'm willing to give it here. Make no mistake, I'm gonna tell it to you and I'm gonna tell it to you straight. I'll admit, I ...

In 2003, Nine’s entertainment editor Richard Wilkins was granted a rare interview with Prince. The interview got off to a difficult start, with Prince and his band members evading even the most simple ...

Pretty sure they were all wearing face powder during the Purple Rain era into Parade when he cuts his hair short. I think he goes with the pompadour and stops blending the pancake makeup as well, and ...

I don't think it's weird. It just means that your tastes don't align with 99% of other Prince fans. A little unusual, maybe. But nobody can tell you that your opinions are weird. Personally, I like ...