His pleas to support R&B music are warranted, yes, but given Kelly's past and what that means for Black women, isn't it about time we stop separating the music from the man?

When the Soul Train Music Awards planning committee began organizing this year’s event I am sure they wanted great ratings and substantial media coverage. I am not sure they expected to be an Internet trending topic for nearly 48 hours straight. Yesterday the Internet was blazing with chatter about Erykah Badu’s shade of Iggy Azalea. […]

R. Kelly gave an incredible performance at Sunday’s Soul Train Awards. He performed Backyard Party, When A Woman’s Fed Up, Step In The Name Of Love, Your Body’s Callin and Ignition (Remix.) The crowd went wild. Everyone loved it, it seemed. Are we giving R. Kelly a pass? I mean, we’ve all heard about the pedophile allegations, the urination […]

National

Between the World and Me, a novel penned by author Ta-Nehisi Coates, has been nominated for a National Book Award.

Kells does it again. I wish this song would have come out at the beginning of the summer. Now, I’m going to have play catch up and have a cookout every weekend before cold weather sets in. Check out new music from R. Kelly Your thoughts? Hot or Not

Twitter Responds To Fetty Wap’s Braxton-Like Vocals Twitter is on a role today. After roasting Lil Mama’s Sausage (pun intended), they’ve set their sights on Fetty Wap (no pun intended.) In case you’re not sure who Fetty Wap is, he sings that infectious song Trap Queen. He also wears an ocular prosthesis after losing his […]

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

R. Kelly has hit after hit after hit but when he performed “Step in the Name of Love” on the 2015 Fantastic Voyage the crowd…

Nicki Minaj Apologize & Teases ‘My Time Again’ Trailer Nicki Minaj has been on an emotional roller coaster since releasing her album “The Pinkprint” and…

Jo Jo, Help Me! No Really, Somebody Help What’s Left Of Jodeci Sing Their Tunes Like They Used To OMG beauties! A tour was just…

“Baby Girl,” better known as Aaliyah, will forever be an R&B treasure. From the time she first debuted on the 90s scene with jeans that…