With veteran voices like Killer Mike and T.I. leading a coalition of artists to the Supreme Court this month, will the legal system finally establish a federal ‘RAP Act’ standard that recognizes art as fiction, or will the 30-year precedent of using lyrics as a courtroom weapon continue to goContinue Reading
Quincy Jones recorded “If I Ever Lose This Heaven” for his 1974 album, Body Heat. Minnie Riperton, Al Jarreau, and Leon Ware sang together on the song written by Ware and Pam Sawyer. Jones balanced the vocal acrobatics of Minnie Riperton and Al Jarreau against Leon Ware’s understated delivery, placing aContinue Reading
Why was the Quincy Jones tribute at the Oscars relegated to Queen Latifah singing “Ease on Down the Road” by Charlie Smalls from The Wiz from the soundtrack that Jones produced? Continue Reading
Music giant Quincy Jones died November 3rd at age 91 after battling pancreatic cancer. Jones’ career spanned seven decades, starting in the 1950s’ as a jazz arranger. He began recording solo albums in 1955 after touring Europe with multiple jazz orchestras and almost starving with his own band, The JonesContinue Reading