More From Naima Cochrane
Protect, Preserve, And Perpetuate: How Black Music Month Started As A Power Play
“Black music is the basis for most other forms of music….There is nothing that I know of, no music that is…
Kirk Franklin Wants To Use ‘Long Live Love’ As A Musical Weapon Against Fear
Kirk Franklin speaks with VIBE about tapping into "the old Kirk" for his new album, explains why both hymns…
How Norman Lear’s Historic Black Sitcoms Changed American Television
A look at the two black family portraits the producer created for the world to see.
Music Sermon: The One Minute Hit – When TV Theme Songs Were Lit
Children of the 80s remember their favorite TV sitcoms coming with theme songs that were more than just a…
Music Sermon: The Quiet Storm Is Still Brewing
VIBE explores the black institution which is the Quiet Storm radio format, and praises some of its go-to…
John Singleton: The Cinematic Voice Of The Hip-Hop Generation
For almost 30 years, writer/director/producer John Daniel Singleton had been one of the premiere storytellers…
Music Sermon: The Divinity Of Luther Vandross
“There are voices in this world and once they sing, it’s a stamp on everybody.” Bravo producer and…
Music Sermon: The Underrated Genius Of Busta Rhymes
The word “underrated” is overused. Even though I regularly write about underrated artists, I try to stay away…
Music Sermon: The Forgotten Voices Of The ‘80s Pt. II
In the last Music Sermon, we highlighted three ’80s soul singers – Lisa Fischer, Vesta Williams and Phyllis…