While it's cool to reflect on Phife Dawg's impact on hip-hop in his passing, I think it's even more important to talk about health in the black community and how influential artists could be in encouraging better health practices through their collective influence.
Read MoreFor the last post on #ThisIsHERStory, it was only right to talk about women in jazz: not the singers, but the arrangers, composers and instrumentalists.
Read MoreThis week's #ThisIsHERStory is all about R&B, particularly from the 70s & 80s, whose music still hits a note today.
Read MoreIn honor of Women's History Month (and Black History Month too), #ThisIsHERStory is all about women of color in music. This week is all about hip-hop. Check out six women that I've grown to enjoy and appreciate from the genre.
Read MoreListen to some hip-hop, soul and jazz from the past that will hopefully educate or inspire you during Black History Month.
Read MoreRappers have been taking over the White House during the Obama administration. But, will hip-hop's influence remain after Obama leaves?
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