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RADIOSCOPE REWIND: Xscape Talks ‘Off the Hook’ CD in ’96, Two Years Before Everything Went Left (Listen)

*Xscape had set the bar high for their second album. The Atlanta-based quartet made an immediate impact with their 1993 …

*The death of Rick James 16 years ago today sent shock waves throughout the music industry. The “King of Punk …

On August 4, 1990, Mariah Carey’s first single ever began a four week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart. …

*Remember the first time you heard “Tell Me” from this new group called Groove Theory? It was as if …

*On July 30, 2003, longtime Earth Wind and Fire saxophone player Don Myrick was shot and killed by a Santa Monica police …

*On July 28, 1992, Mary J. Blige side-to-side-stomped and arm-chopped her way onto the music scene with her debut album, …

*In the fall of 1996, Luther Vandross released his 11th studio album “Your Secret Love,” a collection of …

*Today marks the 27th anniversary of romantic drama “Poetic Justice” arriving in theaters. Director John …

*July 22 saw the birth of P-Funk architect George Clinton in 1941, and silky New Jack Swing slinger Keith Sweat in 1961. …

*Back in the summer of 1996, siblings Tamar, Trina and Towanda Braxton stopped by the RadioScope offices in Los Angeles …

*On July 17, 1981, Universal Pictures released the film adaptation of “Endless Love.” Brooke Shields and …

*The summer of ’79 was a scorcher for Donna Summer. The late Queen of Disco had released her seventh album earlier …

*By the summer of 1995, R&B group Jodeci already had two albums under their belts, three number one singles – …

*Upon news Thursday that Showtime is developing a limited series about the life of singer, actress and activist Lena …

On this day 47 years ago, Billy Preston scored the first of his two number one hits on Billboard’s Hot 100. …