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Could rapper Common and Tiffany Haddish be in quarantine as lovers?
With rapper and activist Common and political analyst Angela Rye calling time on their romance last year, various media reports suggest he is seeing actress Tiffany Haddish although the pair are yet to...
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Howard Armstrong, country-music pioneer who played 20 instruments and spoke 7 languages
Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong was one of many black string band musicians and country-music forebears, who played for both black and white audiences in the 1920s and 1930s. Aside singing,...
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The 1963 Coral Gardens massacre where Jamaican police brutalized Rastas over land
For years there was animosity between Rastafarians or Rastafari also known as Rastas and the British colonial government in Jamaica. That mistrust would continue even after independence on August 6, 1962....
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A look at Kanye West’s love-hate relationship with the Grammys despite 21 wins
Kanye West may be conceited and controversial, but he is a creative genius although many argue his best years are behind him. Nonetheless, West is one of the top Grammy winners in history with 21 wins...
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With over 4k songs, this is why Smokey Robinson is inductee of Songwriters and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame
Smokey Robinson’s over five decades impact on American music is filled with firsts. It’s fitting then that for his contributions; he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987,...
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The little-known singing and dancing traits of Maya Angelou
Although Maya Angelou would later gain fame as an author and a poet, most notably with her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she began life as a singer and dancer. She even released...
