Motown Records is releasing a compilation hip-hop album called Fire in Little Africa commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre in 1921.
Minneapolis is a mecca for music. The city’s musical roots run deep and stem from a diverse cultural makeup. The late Prince Rogers Nelson is
White rapper Post Malone enraged hip-hop fans and Black Twitter after a DJBooth article came out where he states that there’s no “real s***” in
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer famously convicted for murder and spent 19 years in prison before the charges were dismissed, has died at age 76. According to numerous reports, Carter died of prostate cancer early this morning at his home in Toronto. Carter founded the nonprofit organization Innocence International in Toronto to assist inmates who are possibly wrongly convicted.
The subject of interracial love has come up numerous times in popular music. Janis Ian wrote of a young white girl being criticized for dating
Each week, rollingout.com showcases the hottest tickets in New York City and New Jersey. Last week’s concerts in the New York City era were dominated
“Classic rock.” It’s a title invented by radio programmers to separate the album-oriented psychedelic, hard rock, pop rock and glam of the late 1960s-1970s from
The protest song has roots in the blues and folk tradition of traveling troubadours, telling stories of love — but also of unrest and confusion.
Were the 2000s the beginning of the end for the rock era? While the genre undeniably still boosted a tremendous amount of commercial clout and
Richie Havens, the man who personified the “pretty people” of the 1960s counterculture and “free love” movement who opened up at the immortal Woodstock mega-concert
Alicia Keys is one of the more accomplished popular artists of her generation. She’s won 14 Grammys, five American Music Awards and has sold roughly
Chicago rapper Chief Keef may have been profoundly affected by his time in juvenile detention. The teenage Interscope Records signee is currently serving 60 days
Celebrities who have adopted across racial lines is a common sight in Hollywood, with Tom Cruise (who adopted his black son Connor with ex-wife Nicole
Jay-Z shared details of his life and lyrics in his critically acclaimed memoir, Decoded, in the hope that his words would educate others about his
