2020 has brought about a certain mood, and it’s one that most would like to forget. In a year that has seen global pandemics, massive wildfires, a prolific hurricane season, and “murder hornets,” it’s ...

The 90s' favorite harmony-laden R&B quartet Jodeci recently dropped The Past, The Present, The Future, their first album in 20 years. To commemorate the occasion, we're taking a look back at all the… ...

Being an edgy crooner may not be much mean much these days. But when Jodeci burst onto the scene clad in jerseys and baseball caps, they were nothing short of revolutionary. Comprised of two sets of ...

Have y’all been feenin’ for Verzuz ever since it ended? As Netflix’s Strong Black Lead editorial and brand manager and 2020 The Root 100 honoree Jasmyn Lawson told us, “I’ve loved every moment that we ...

Robert Lavelle Huggar, better known by the moniker RL, represents an era when true R&B reigned. As a member of the singing group Next and as a solo artist in the late 1990s and early 2000s, RL ...

The sound of R&B today is a mixed-bag, by most accounts. Sure, there are plenty of vocalists still carrying on the tradition of soulful voices of the past, but there is also an abundance of R&B acts ...