"Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. Blige led the rankings with her hit song “ Be Without You.” Part of the award-winning ...

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For the first edition of OK1st, Okayplayer caught up with multiple artists about the first dates they ever went on. 1 day ago Spitting over a collection of throwback instrumentals like The Lox’s ...

A new Chicago festival celebrating early 2000s R&B and house music will be held at Union Park on Memorial Day weekend. The Forever Mine Music Festival will be held May 23-24. The festival will be ...

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