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A Slew of Fall Soul Releases are Worth Getting Excited Aboutnew

Hell must have frozen over if Maxwell is heading out on tour. But fall has more scheduled including Raphael Saadiq, Robin Thicke, Nikki Costa, more.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  09-08-2008  |  Music

Jean Grae Says Peace Outnew

One of hip-hop's brightest MCs calls it quits. She says she means it.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  05-19-2008  |  Music

Fred is Deadnew

It's officially a new year, and it's usually at this time that I comb through the tribute and farewell sections of magazines' year-end issues to see which greats left us and exclaim, "Oh shit, he’s dead!"
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  01-14-2008  |  Music

Re-examining Prince’s Dirtiest of Dittiesnew

"Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all become respectable if they last long enough." The same could be said for pop stars whom mainstream folk once thought were just too nasty and freaky for the room. Like Prince.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  09-10-2007  |  Music

J Dilla's Dogsnew

European Vacation, a concert-tour DVD that documents Dilla's last days, is causing some controversy.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  05-14-2007  |  Music

Blogtastic!new

Rappers I Know puts music back into the hands of fans.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  04-16-2007  |  Music

The Soul of ATLnew

Mighty Hannibal is just one example of a prolific Atlanta soul singer not getting the props he deserves.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  03-12-2007  |  Music

Down and Outnew

Black music lost some greats in 2006.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Craig D. Lindsey  |  01-08-2007  |  Music

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