Outkast’s ‘Aquemini,’ The Blueprint of the Southern Black Renaissance, Turns 20
“Aquemini, celebrating its 20th anniversary, is a blessing of an album that stands tall among the best bodies of work music has ever seen. It rests at the pinnacle of creativity, execution and emotion.”
On the Fifth Anniversary of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city,’ California Athletes Reflect on the Epic ‘Sing About Me’
Professional athletes from Compton, California talk about what Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed second album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” meant in their lives five years after its debut.
Even After 40 Years, Maze and Frankie Beverly Play On
For 40 years, North California soul band Maze featuring Frankie Beverly has drawn crowds of devoted fans to its live shows without mainstream radio play. Bruce Britt offers a thrilling account of the band’s rise.
How New Edition Avoided ‘Heart Break’
“The reality is, and will always be, we were in a moment. Nobody—I don’t think—really understood the history that was being made.” The members of New Edition give an oral history of the making of Heart Break, their quadruple platinum album, originally released in 1988.
The Waco Horror
Jesse Washington shares the name of the victim of one of the most infamous lynchings in America. In Waco, Texas, he traces the history of the 1916 lynching, hears the stories of families and residents who haven’t forgotten, and confronts his own past and the story behind his name.