(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s be real—there’s no one quite like Erykah Badu. From the moment she floated onto the scene in the late ’90s with her headwraps, incense-swirling vibes, and unmistakable voice, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Bobby Womack’s voice that hits you in the soul before you even realize what he’s saying. Maybe it’s the grit, maybe it’s the honesty—but whatever it is, it ...

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist Aretha Franklin performing in Detroit, MI. Aretha Franklin’s "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" was released as her Atlantic ...

As part of our Black History Month programming, let's hear some of your favorite soul music. Soul had its heyday in the '60s and '70s, but you can request more recent neo-soul artists, too. We'll spin ...

HAS it got soul? Man, that’s the question of the hour. If it has soul, then it’s tough, beautiful, out of sight. It passes the test of with-itness. It has the authenticity of collard greens boiling on ...