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Mario M.

No Pretender: Mariah Carey’s “Dreamlover” Proved Her Passion for Hip-Hop and House

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September 6, 2015
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After silencing doubters and naysayers with her 1992 “MTV Unplugged” show and proving her commercial prowess when her live recording of “I’ll Be There” became a #1 hit, Mariah Carey returned in 1993 securing her then-longest stay at #1, with “Dreamlover.” The lead single from her 3rd studio album, “Music Box,” premiered in July 1993. “Dreamlover” was co-written and co-produced
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The Reigning Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul: Mary J. Blige

The Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul While Hip-Hop saw during the 90s a handful of women who gave the genre a breath of fresh air with their fierceness, the R&B world welcomed a different kind of Queen, one that was able to merge two worlds. Mary J. Blige was the woman to

Review: The Cassette Tape ’94 by Teyana Taylor

August 25, 2015
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G.O.O.D. Music’s recording artist Teyana Taylor brought back the 90s in full form last night. Her new mixtape was announced some time ago with clips on Instagram and it finally dropped last night at midnight. The Cassette Tape ’94 is a 5 tracks affair where the history of the Golden
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Album Review: Love Life by Tamia

June 23, 2015
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After founding her own imprint in 2005 and realeasing two albums independently, Canadian R&B artist Tamia signed back to a major (Def Jam Records) last year and gave us her 6th studio album. Love Life has been in stores for the past two weeks now, but we think it’s an
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