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Critical Noir: Pimpin' Ain't Easy
By Mark Anthony Neal
 You might be a pimp and not even know.
Rebel Riddims: Exploring Caribbean Rhythms
By Eric Arnold
 There is more than reggae in the Caribbean.
Open Sky: Romare Bearden Revealed
By Willard Jenkins
 The Marsalis brothers honor a legend.
Africana Reviews: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Reviewed by Bomani Jones
 Two artists. Two discs. One triumph.

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Avant
"Read Your Mind"
Private Room
In stores November 11, 2003

Wyclef
"Celebrate," featuring Patti LaBelle and Cassidy
The Preacher's Son
In stores November 11, 2003

Alicia Keys
"Streets of New York"
Diary of Alicia Keys
In stores December 2, 2003

Andreus player
Street Troubadour
In Stores October 28, 2003

Joye B. Moore player
Cocoon
In stores now

XP
"Hood Pimps"
The Scar Spangled Banner
In stoers now.
Do you think Beyonce will go back to Destiny's Child after this album?
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The Africana QA: Rhian Benson
By Ken Gibbs

Critical Noir: Kobe, Kelly, and Kelly's Kids
By Mark Anthony Neal

Africana Reviews: Mary J. Blige's Love & Life
Reviewed by Rashaun Hall

Kicking Down the Door
By Imani Powell

Rebel Riddims: Crucial! and Classic
By Eric Arnold

Ikolo: The Tuku Years
By Muna Kangsen

The Africana QA: Marcyliena Morgan
By Tanu T. Henry

Open Sky: The 2003 Fes Festival of World Music
By Willard Jenkins

The Africana QA: Brian McKnight
By Adrienne Maree Brown

Homothugs, TNIs and Natural Po-lice: Feenin' for The Wire
By Mark Anthony Neal

The Africana QA: Elliot Wilson
By Kem Poston and Ken Gibbs

Africana Reviews: Macy Gray's The Trouble with Being Myself
Reviewed by Rashaun Hall

Rebel Riddims: Heavy Roots
By Eric Arnold

The Music World Loses Three Legends
By Tanu T. Henry

Afro-Punk Revolution!
Posted on Fri 26 Sep 9:32am
Found on Lawrence (KS).com, Submitted by katekilla
Filmmaker James Spooner, who moved to New York as a teenager and discovered black punk bands like Bushmon and...
Justin Timberlake Top R&B; Artist?
Posted on Fri 26 Sep 9:24am
Found on ABC.net, Submitted by katekilla
News today that Justin Timberlake beat out Ashanti, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Terri Walker to win as...
Hip-hop Links to the P-Funk Empire?
Posted on Thu 18 Sep 11:03am
Found on Salon, Submitted by gdanyelz
Scott Thill relates the "mother"ly funk, old-school connection to hip-hop and asks whether P-Funk could again...
Sisqo Accused of Shootout, Arrested
Posted on Tue 16 Sep 4:52pm
Found on Vh1.com, Submitted by jddaniels1982
Yet another reason to donate money to the Hug-a-Thug Foundation: R&B; singer *snicker* Sisqo was released...
"Pepsi picks up Beyonce thus appealing to both Black and white market and so now no longer needs Ludacris who's star has been totally eclipsed by Nelly..."

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"Let's face it -- "talented R&B; singer" has become an oxymoron. "Crazy In Love" is an infectious song, you can't listen to it w/o dancing, and there..."

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