One of our favorite groups of all time, Jodeci, helped shape the narrative of what we know of R&B today, with their push back attitudes and bad boy swag. Many people give the credit to Diddy for the groups appearance, style and aura, but all recognition is deserved to Mr. Dalvin. This group was never […]

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The Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, called Hot 107.9 today and spoke to Emperor Searcy and MZ Shyneka about the passing of her friend Heavy D. Mary also talked about her upcoming album, My Life II: The Journey Continues, who she’s listening to and what she thinks about new artists like Drake, […]

Russell Simmons stopped by VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz Live” earlier today to discuss Heavy D’s influence on hip-hop. Simmons said when he and Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell first listened to “Mr. Big Stuff” they were blown away by Heavy’s vocals and melody. Simmons goes on to say “Heavy was the first R&B rapper to […]