Music

Smith’s music career reveals an artist who believed in an Afrocentric American dream based on ambition, hustle and black pride

‘Almost like church,’ the song is part history lesson, part manifesto

It’s a big summer for the ‘Big Ole Freak’ rapper, with her first album and a date with Cardi B

The success of the creative voice behind ‘Boyz n the Hood’ was a game changer in Hollywood

The artist’s intimate show calls for his most heartbreaking work

Everywhere you look in American history, racism coexists with something noble

It’s all about Essence Fest, Roots Picnic and Woodstock — and Cardi B, Gambino, and Jay-Z

The superstar uplifts HBCU culture — and her own journeys ‘home’

Slain Los Angeles rapper laid to rest Thursday at Staples Center

He repped the iconic brand as an accomplishment for his city and its people