Mark Chappelle

✍🏾 8 Reasons to Nominate Nicki Richards for a Grammy

✍🏾 REVIEW: Mariah Carey Infuses Her Unshakeable Cool Throughout 'Here For It All’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Stevie Wonder’s ‘A Time To Love’ Turns 20

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Stevie Wonder’s ‘In Square Circle’ Turns 40

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✍🏾 INTERVIEW: Marcus Miller, Lenny White, and Mark Kibble collaborate on new Nicki Richards project | SoulTracks

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Minnie Riperton’s ‘Adventures In Paradise’ Turns 50

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Amel Larrieux’s Debut Solo Album ‘Infinite Possibilities’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan’s ‘I Feel For You’ Turns 40

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Mariah Carey’s ‘Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel’ Turns 15

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Yolanda Adams’ ‘Mountain High… Valley Low’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Whitney Houston’s Final Studio Album ‘I Look To You’ Turns 15

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Minnie Riperton’s ‘Perfect Angel’ Turns 50

✍🏾 REVIEW: Lalah Hathaway Reaffirms Her Artistic Identity and Self-Agency on Kaleidoscopic ‘VANTABLACK’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Seal’s Eponymous Second Album ‘Seal II’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Cherrelle’s Debut Album ‘Fragile’ Turns 40

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Prince’s ‘The Chocolate Invasion’ & ‘The Slaughterhouse’ Turn 20

✍🏾 REVIEW: Beyoncé Defies Expectation, Lassos Inspiration with Convention-Breaking ‘Cowboy Carter’

✍🏾 INTERVIEW: Musical Masterclass: A Conversation with Sy Smith

✍🏾 REVIEW: Sy Smith’s Kaleidoscopic ‘Until We Meet Again’ Melds Multiple Elements Into One Cohesive, Compelling Whole

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Amel Larrieux’s ‘Bravebird’ Turns 20

✍🏾 ARTICLE: CeCe Peniston’s ‘Thought ‘Ya Knew’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Queen Latifah’s ‘Black Reign’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan’s ‘C.K.’ Turns 35

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Tevin Campbell’s ‘I’m Ready’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Amel Larrieux’s ‘Ice Cream Everyday’ Turns 10

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Meshell Ndegeocello’s ‘Plantation Lullabies’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Cherrelle’s ‘Affair’ Turns 35

✍🏾 NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Sy Smith’s “Slide”

✍🏾 NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Lenny Kravitz’s “TK421”

✍🏾 REVIEW: James Blake Delves Deep Into the Visceral on Prismatic ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Janelle Monáe’s ‘The Electric Lady’ Turns 10

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Mariah Carey’s ‘Music Box’ Turns 30

✍🏾 7 Albums That Shaped the Sound of Hip-Hop | Sound of Life

✍🏾 REVIEW: Joni Mitchell’s Resilient Spirit and Timeless Songs Take Center Stage on ‘Joni Mitchell at Newport’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan’s Lost Prince Album ‘Come 2 My House’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Toni Braxton’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Toni Braxton’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Reexamining the Genius of N’Dea Davenport’s 1998 Solo Step-Out

✍🏾 REVIEW: Janelle Monáe Savors Her Sensuality and Stimulates Our Senses with ‘The Age of Pleasure’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Queen Latifah’s ‘Order In The Court’ Turns 25

✍🏾 REVIEW: Jidenna Examines Intimacy In Its Multiple Forms with Compelling ‘ME YOU & GOD’

✍🏾 REVIEW: Emily King’s ‘Special Occasion’ Celebrates the Vitality and Vicissitudes of Love

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Sade’s ‘Stronger Than Pride’ Turns 35

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Lenny Kravitz’s ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Aaliyah’s ‘I Care 4 U’ Turns 20

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Erykah Badu’s ‘Live’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Karen Clark Sheard’s ‘Finally Karen’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan’s ‘Funk This’ Turns 15

✍🏾 REVIEW: Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Is a Resplendent, Reverential Experience for the Mind, Body and Soul

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Common’s ‘Finding Forever’ Turns 15

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Alexander O'Neal’s ‘Hearsay’ Turns 35

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Missy Elliott’s ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Mirage’ Turns 40

🎥 Catch That! Episode 66: Cherrelle's "Affair" w/ Mark Chappelle

✍🏾 ARTICLE: En Vogue’s ‘EV3’ Turns 25

✍🏾 Forever Straight From the Heart - An INTERVIEW with Patrice Rushen

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Musiq Soulchild’s ‘Juslisen’ Turns 20

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Bill Withers’ ‘Still Bill’ Turns 50

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan’s ‘The Woman I Am’ Turns 30

✍🏾 REVIEW: Robert Glasper’s Sound and Collaborative Vision Hit All of the Right Keys on Resonant ‘Black Radio III’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Kenny Lattimore’s ‘Here To Stay’ Advances His Artistry While Preserving His Proven Creative Pedigree

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan’s ‘Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: CeCe Peniston’s ‘I'm Movin’ On’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Queen Latifah’s ‘Nature of a Sista’’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: The Roots’ ‘Game Theory’ Turns 15

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Vanessa Williams’ ‘The Comfort Zone’ Turns 30

✍🏾 Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire: Patti LaBelle’s ‘Burnin’’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: The Time's Eponymous Debut Turns 40

✍🏾 How Physical Media Brought Prince Back To Life For Me

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Joni Mitchell's ‘Blue’ Turns 50

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan's ‘Destiny’ Turns 35

✍🏾 Climbing the Mountain - An INTERVIEW with Kenny Lattimore

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Kenny Lattimore’s Eponymous Debut Album Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Paula Abdul’s ‘Spellbound’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Lisa Fischer’s ‘So Intense’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Amel Larrieux's ‘Morning’ Turns 15

✍🏾 ARTICLE: The S.O.S. Band’s ‘Sands of Time’ Turns 35

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Teena Marie’s ‘Irons In The Fire’ Turns 40

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’ Turns 45

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Mutemath’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Mutemath’ Turns 15

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Minnie Riperton’s ‘Love Lives Forever’ Turns 40

✍🏾 ARTICLE: The Time’s ‘Pandemonium’ Turns 30

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Jazmine Sullivan Examines the Depths and Dynamism of a Woman’s Worth on ‘Heaux Tales’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Jacob Collier Embarks Upon His Most Ambitious & Arresting Adventure to Date with ‘Djesse Vol. 3’

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Lucky Daye Proves That Sometimes It Takes Two to Make a Song Sound Right on ‘Table For Two’ Duets EP

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Monica’s Debut Album ‘Miss Thang’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Groove Theory’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Groove Theory’ Turns 25

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Chaka Khan’s ‘What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me’ Turns 40

✍🏾 ARTICLE: Teena Marie’s ‘Ivory’ Turns 30

🎥 Catch That! with The R&B Representers - Episode 22: Mark Chappelle - Janet Jackson's "The Velvet Rope"

🎥 Catch That! Episode 62: Mariah Carey's "Music Box" w/ Mark Chappelle

🎥 Catch That! with The R&B Representers - Episode 14: Mark Chappelle Discusses Alexander O'Neal's Hearsay

🎥 Catch That! with The R&B Representers - Episode 4: Mark Chappelle Discusses Chaka Khan's What Cha' Gonna Do For Me

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