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On this blessed evening, D’Angelo is gracing the Apollo Theater stage for a one-of-a-kind Verzuz battle against an unannounced slate of competitors. You can watch it live right now on Instagram or Apple Music.  Unlike prior Verzuz battles, D’Angelo is not doing a one-on-one battle with any specific artists. Up until tonight, it was unclear if the […]

More than 20 years after its release, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has reached diamond status. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) shared the news on Tuesday night, confirming Lauryn Hill’s debut album had sold more than 10,000,000 units since its 1998 release. It marks an increasingly rare milestone as on-demanding streaming has caused pure album sales to plummet. Hill has no […]

Rapsody has spent the last several months putting her fans on notice: “A wave is coming.” On Thursday, the North Carolina rapper came through with her 16-track studio album Eve. The project includes the records “Sojourner” with J. Cole and “Ibtihaj,” featuring GZA and D’Angelo. Eve also boasts guest appearances by Queen Latifah, JID, SiR, […]

Rapsody has dropped off her latest single “Ibtihaj,” featuring D’Angelo and GZA and produced by 9th Wonder. “Ibtihaj” is the first single from her forthcoming album Eve, set to release on Aug. 23 via Roc Nation Records. Rapsody premiered the song’s visual in Times Square, which includes appearances by GZA, Mary J. Blige, and Roxanne […]

If you watched the recent Wu-Tang Clan documentary Of Mics and Men or listened to the powerful 2017 podcast Mogul about the late Chris Lighty, you no doubt recall Sophia Chang. Chang, a memorable interview subject in both projects, calls herself “the first Asian woman in hip-hop,” and she has the resumé to back up the title.  She has worked […]

The story of R&B icon D’Angelo has long been shrouded in mystery. However, the talented singer pulls back the veil to give fans a peek into his life and trials in an upcoming documentary called Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo. For the film, which was first announced back in March, Dutch director Carine Bijlsma combined never-before-seen footage with interviews from the […]