*Episode 4 of the Radioscope Raw podcast features our 1989 interview with Gladys Knight and the Pips. The group had just signed with MCA Records to release their...
*It’s a bittersweet month for Kool & the Gang founder and bassist Robert “Kool” Bell, also known by his Muslim name Muhammad Bayyan. As the musician celebrates his 70th...
*Episode 2 of the RadioScope Raw podcast features our 1989 interview with Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam. The band was assembled and produced by Full Force,...
*This week marked the 20th anniversary of “Bring It On,” the cheerleading film that starred Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union in a story that tackled cultural...
*In 1991, mesmerizing vocalist Oleta Adams scored a hit with her single “Get Here,” the first of her career released on a major label. The Brenda...
*Xscape had set the bar high for their second album. The Atlanta-based quartet made an immediate impact with their 1993 debut “Hummin’ Comin’ at ‘Cha” –...
*Remember the first time you heard “Tell Me” from this new group called Groove Theory? It was as if singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux and songwriter-producer Bryce Wilson came out of nowhere...
*In the fall of 1996, Luther Vandross released his 11th studio album “Your Secret Love,” a collection of tracks that the then-45-year-old saw as a creative...
*Back in the summer of 1996, siblings Tamar, Trina and Towanda Braxton stopped by the RadioScope offices in Los Angeles to talk about their new album,...
*By the summer of 1995, R&B group Jodeci already had two albums under their belts, three number one singles – “Forever My Lady,” “Stay” and “Come...
*Lee Bailey was named “The Voice” by listeners of his radio show because of his baritone accent and now he is “the voice” of Black entertainment...
*“It’s hard to know God’s mind, but we give him the glory,” said Kevon Edmonds about the newest album “Timeless” (eOne Music) of his group After...
