Grammys 2021: Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five Receive Lifetime Achievement Award On the Strength(real fans will catch that tea) of their catalogue, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five will be named Life Achievement Award recipients at the 63rd Grammy Awards! (We can all agree it’s ab... Read More...
The Funky Demise of Black Bands , Part IV : Beat Junkies- DJs, Sampling, Singers & Trap Just when you thought it had come to an end, Mr. George ,once again, does not disappoint as he continues his series on the demise of legendary Black bands. This series chronicles an important portion of music ... Read More...
The Nelson George Mixtape: Funky Demise of Black Band Culture, Part 2 The second section of a long essay about popular black music and bands examines, “where have the black bands gone?” Basically, into the 21st century black bands have become irrelevant to production... Read More...