As leader of the notoriously nasty 2 Live Crew, Luke Campbell was all horned up to bring his group’s brand of raunchy rap to Freaknik — the black spring-break blowout … Read More
When I interviewed Usher on Wednesday, I asked him if R&B had fallen off since he was one of the biggest stars of the genre in the late ’90s and … Read More
Rapper Young Capone — a protégé of Jermaine Dupri also known as Dopeboy Ra and RaRa — has died after reportedly going missing last month. He was 35. His publicist, Aleesha Carter, … Read More
Jermaine Dupri’s father was a record executive, so he was raised around hip-hop, going to shows while in his single digits. But he started his own career as a 12-year-old … Read More
When Usher was making “My Way” — his 1997 multiplatinum album that made him a teen sensation — he was emboldened by such R&B classics as Michael Jackson’s “Off the … Read More
