Black music artists

Frank Ocean

When career opportunities for black women began to increase on television and in the movies during the 1960s, beautiful singer/actress Barbara McNair, all but forgotten today, was one of the fastest rising young African-American talents. After getting a break appearing on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts in the 1950s and working her way up through the show biz ranks, in 1962 McNair took over from Diahann Carroll, the original lead, in Richard Rodgers’ Broadway musical No Strings—an interracial…

let me hear you say, “ov-ho” 🗣️ kendrick lamar’s ‘not like us’ officially debuts at no. 1 on the billboard hot 100. it becomes his 4th number one single, and the strongest solo rap song to chart on billboard this decade. - - - #kendricklamar #kendrick #billboardhot100 #billboard #teamkendrick #meetthegrahams #familymatters #drakequotes #kendricklamarquotes #notlikeus #metroboomin #mrmoraleandthebigsteppers #topimpabutterfly #goodkidmaadcity #flawdforge

From the electric blues of Sister Rosetta Tharpe to the timeless jazz of Billie Holiday, this listicle also features experimental r&b acts like FKA Twigs and hip hop greats such as Missy Elliot and Lauryn Hill. Read on for greatness!

Kendrick Lamar

John "Ecstasy" Fletcher from the legendary hip-hop group Whodini has died at the age of 56. Fletcher joined the group when he was