Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

IAMA Theatre's workshop production of Douglas Lyons' time-travel adventure "Don't Touch My Hair" runs through Feb. 24.

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

"Black Rage is founded on blatant denial," she sings ... Jr. named this Curtis Mayfield gospel song the unofficial anthem of ...

There are those who don't see "Lift Every Voice and Sing ... But probably only a Black lyricist, like James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), would have dignified the song's heroine by saying she ...

Kraken anthem singer Tommie Burton lives a life full of a lot of different notes, including the celebration of his mother, ...

Eagles guitarist Don Felder had a pretty hilarious response to receiving what would become his iconic Gibson double neck guitar.

Don Black has written 17 shows including The Little Prince and the Aviator (Lyricist), Billy (Lyricist), Bar Mitzvah Boy (Lyricist), Song and Dance (Lyricist), Merlin (Lyricist), Dear Anyone ...

Arizona Black business leaders:Access to capital ... Jr. named this Curtis Mayfield gospel song the unofficial anthem of the civil rights movement, even though the lyrics don't address the state of ...

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will ...

"Words sound false when your coat's too thin/ Feet don't waltz when the roof caves in," he belted. "So if you kiss me, if we ...

Florida rapper Doechii is on fire after her first Grammy. She released a song about it the next day and is on the hosting ...