Where Did All The R&B and Hip Hop Groups Go? By Sheldon Taylor
Its 2020 and post-millennial Black music is officially in its second decade. See it strut down a industry catwalk draped in shimmering highlights of the past decade: Hip-hop's comet-like ascent showered the galaxy with brand-new stars. Female power brokers ascended to the corporate throne to assume stewardship over urban music. The airy minimalism of new R&B queens Jhene Aiko, SZA, Ella Mai, H.E.R. and Teyanna Taylor have supplanted the full-thro...