May 2024

1964 was a watershed year for Freddie Hubbard. A technically gifted young trumpeter from Indianapolis who played with swagger, personality, and plenty of attitude, Hubbard...

Back in the summer of 2002, Nelly reigned supreme at the top of the charts. The St. Louis-bred hip-hop star had already tasted huge success...

“That song was going nowhere,” said The Rolling Stones’ manager and producer Andrew Loog Oldham as he remembered the group toiling in the studio on...

Only two years after captivating listeners with his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, Philadelphia native Musiq Soulchild returned with a masterpiece in 2002’s Juslisten. The LP not...

In the spring of 1996, an interstellar gynecologist with dubious medical credentials docked on Earth and announced himself to polite hip-hop society. Going by the...