(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Or maybe something more like just a half-decade, to get specific about it. “When I think about ‘Soul Train’ and the long legacy ...

One of the cool things about R&B is hearing how the sound seems to constantly change from the previous decade. The 1980s was no different. It was an era that was moving away from the disco sound of ...

When it comes to music, the ‘80s and ’90s had it all — from bubblegum pop songs to boy band ballads to R&B hits. Now, you can relive the beloved decades with some of DJ Cassidy’s favorite hits. “[This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With ...

In the ’80s, while bands such as The Smiths and Frankie Goes to Hollywood were putting out songs with queer-coded lyrics about the forbidden love that dare not speak its name like “Hand in Glove” and ...

The moment “Love Come Down” plays, you already know what it is. Get ready to do the Smurf or the wop dance. King had already blown up with the release of her disco-era song titled “Shame,” when “Love ...

Wayne Lewis, founding member of the platinum-selling R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68 years old. Lewis died on Thursday, June 5, according to a Facebook post from Atlantic Starr on Friday ...