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Young, Sexy And Black: 32 Songs For Unapologetic Confidence

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Young, Sexy And Black: 32 Songs For Unapologetic Confidence

June 23, 2021 • Remember those barely planned, niche antics in the group chat? Grab your girls, choose life and get gone: Let Solange, Stevie Wonder and Janet Jackson soundtrack a summer of feeling yourself.

D'Angelo's 'Voodoo': 20 Years Later, How Does It Feel?

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D'Angelo's 'Voodoo': 20 Years Later, How Does It Feel?

January 24, 2020 • Hailed as a neo-soul smash in 2000, D'Angelo's Voodoo now feels decades more lived-in than its peers. The album's engineer, Russell Elevado, says sounding "old" became the key to sounding timeless.

The 2010s: A Jazz Revival In Black Music

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The 2010s: A Jazz Revival In Black Music

November 4, 2019 • Pianist and producer Robert Glasper is on a mission to reconnect jazz with black music. In the past decade he's helped transform the work of artists like Kendrick Lamar, Brittany Howard and more.

The 2010s: A Jazz Revival In Black Music

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Endless Summer: 28 Songs To Keep The Heat In Your Heart

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Endless Summer: 28 Songs To Keep The Heat In Your Heart

August 29, 2018 • Summer is forever if you want it. Sam Sanders' playlist is pure nostalgia, with hazy flashbacks triggered by Frank Ocean, Lorde and Nick Hakim.

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NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2015 (So Far)

June 29, 2015 • We'll call it in the air: 2015 is going to end up being a great year for music. Here are 25 albums we fell in love with over the year's first six months.

Worth The Wait: The Transcendent Groove Of D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah'

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Worth The Wait: The Transcendent Groove Of D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah'

December 15, 2014 • There's usually reason to be apprehensive when an artist spends years in the workshop on a single set of songs. But nearly 15 years after Voodoo, the R&B singer still makes tricky music sound easy.

Worth The Wait: The Transcendent Groove Of D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah'

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Hear The First New D'Angelo Album In 15 Years

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Hear The First New D'Angelo Album In 15 Years

December 15, 2014 • Just like that, Black Messiah exists. For lovers of R&B and soul — for lovers of music that transcends in general — the album's arrival is unreal. You can listen to it right now.

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D'Angelo: 'I'm Trying To Go Deep'

May 23, 2014 • In a conversation with author Nelson George at the Brooklyn Museum, the elusive singer and songwriter spoke on his idols, his process and his teenage years, and hinted at a new album.

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