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Amy Winehouse

Troubled singer who revitalized the British music scene and paved the way for others dies. by Jennie Wood Amy Winehouse in June 2007 Photo Credit: Rama Related Links 2011…

Black Musicians

Notable African-American Musicians Bessie Smith Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…

Lauryn Hill, 1999 News

24, versatile singer and record producer, fused rap, soul, reggae, and R&B on her chart-topping, Grammy-winning solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. In February, she walked away…

Valeisha Butterfield

Valeisha Butterfield is the activist and public relations personality who was engaged to rapper The Game for a short time in 2006. The couple initially set March of 2007 as the date for their…

Gorillaz

Gorillaz has been called the "first virtual hip-hop group" by Rolling Stone magazine. The band's cartoon characters perform tunes by a posse of real-life musicians, including Damon Albarn of Blur,…

Aaron McGruder

Aaron McGruder is the creator of The Boondocks, the controversial comic strip and animated series that features the political and social musings of two African American Chicago boys living in a…

Lil’ Romeo

Name at birth: Percy Romeo MillerLil' Romeo is the clean-cut teen who sang the hit song "My Baby" (2001) and now stars in his own TV series on the Nickelodeon cable network. Eleven years old when he…

Beck

Name at birth: Beck David CampbellBeck mixed folk, blues and hip-hop into a crowd-pleasing sound that made him one of the hotter pop musicians of the 1990s. His 1993 single Loser was an alternative…

4. Luscious Jackson

Electric HoneyCapitol/Grand Royal Luscious Jackson's third full-length album is the most fully realized of its career. Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glaser, and Kate Schellenbach have exquisitely…

Shasta McNasty

UPNTuesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Carmine Giovanazzo, Jake Busey, Dale Godboldo, and Mary Lynn Rajskub Hip-hop trio Shasta McNasty ekes out a living playing the local club scene but…