Janet Jackson Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Hip-Hop Still Runs On Dilla Time

August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 Michaelangelo Matos 1 Comment Books, Dan Charnas, Dilla, Dilla Time, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, Hip-hop, J. Dilla, James Yancey, Janet Jackson, Jay Dee, Q-Tip, Slum Village

In a new biography, author Dan Charnas dissects the soul of the gifted and complicated Detroit beat guru

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Nobody Does It Better: Why Carly Simon Belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

February 21, 2022April 3, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 2 Comments Adam Sandler, Anita Baker, Carly Simon, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Natalie Maines, Radiohead, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Taylor Swift, The Chicks, Tori Amos, You're So Vain

Despite stiff competition from all over the music map, we’re not too vain to believe she’s a shoo-in for the 2022 class

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The Unprecedented Cool of the Library of Congress’s Class of 2021

March 29, 2021March 30, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Jackson Browne, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Cliff, Library of Congress, National Recording Registry, Odetta, Pat Metheny

Classic Albums by Nas, Pat Metheny, Jackson Browne, Labelle, Jimmy Cliff and more inducted into the National Recording Registry

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Analog Girl In A Digital World: Mama’s Gun at 20

November 19, 2020November 21, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 2000, Aaliyah, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Bag Lady, Destiny’s Child, Doesn’t Really Matter, Dr. Dre, Erykah Badu, He Wasn’t Man Enough, Hot Boyz, J. Dilla, Janet Jackson, Jumpin’ Jumpin’, Mama’s Gun, Missy Elliott, Ms. Jackson, Toni Braxton, Try Again

Erykah Badu’s eternal soul classic still grounds us two decades later

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