Maybe it was the classic 80’s cameo in Vanity’s flick, The Last Dragon, or their sublimely syrupy pop tinged melodies – but I’ll always pause for Debarge.
So here are the top 5 things I learned about one of my favorite families, while checking out the Vibe piece on the rise and fall of the Debarge [...]
Rewind: Debarge
Rewind: A Tribe Called Quest
Back in 1990, A Tribe Called Quest changed my life when they told me about this chick named “Bonita Applebum.”
Of course they weren’t just speaking to me, but at the time I actually believed that there was a girl running around Virginia State University named Bonita Applebum. Even sadder, I was so wet-behind-the-ears that I [...]
Rewind: Jodeci
Every time I catch Pretty Ricky doing anything musically, it takes me back to the Jodeci era of RandB.
Back in the 90’s male RandB boy bands fell into two categories, the hardcore hip hop led sounds of Jodeci, or the clean-cut barbershop quartet vibe of Boyz II Men – most groups released in the era [...]
Rewind: Ms. Hill
Last night otherwordly singer Lauryn Hill (along with the suicidal Sean Kingston) descended to this realm of existence and performed near my hood in Brooklyn - and I didn’t even give a damn.
This is unusual, since I consider Lauryn one of the most talented individuals to exist in my lifetime, which is why I [...]
Rewind: Hall & Oates
Before R&B became the domain of Robin Thicke, Amy Winehouse & Justin Timberlake… Hall & Oates were the kings of blue eyed soul.
Strangely for a couple of years during the eighties, Darryl Hall and John Oates were an unstoppable force in R&B music. Two average looking white guys, one who only sang lead, the [...]
