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D’Angelo to headline next Verzuz battle

Verzuz is switching up the script for their latest music battle. To promote the upcoming competition, they’ve posted a billboard on the Apollo Theater in

The evolution of singer Truth Hurts

Following her stints on both Aftermath, which resulted in her Dr. Dre executive produced debut, Truthfully Speaking, featuring the Rakim-assisted hit single, “Addictive,” and her solid,

Adrian Marcel on Ginuwine, the Bay and learning from Raphael Saadiq

Adrian Marcel remembers exactly what album and what artist inspired him to become a singer. The R&B star from East Oakland knew that he was destined to be a performer after he heard Ginuwine’s 1998 album 100% Ginuwine. “That’s when I knew for sure that [music] was where I wanted to go,” he recalls. “I was always into music but that was around the age when you start liking girls, and I realized you get girls from singing. [laughs]”