When H.E.R. won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “Judas and the Black Messiah” in 2021, she used her acceptance to thank ...

The blaxploitation icon and old-school Hollywood craftsman collaborated on "Black Eye," a neo-noir that deserves mention alongside "The Long Goodbye" and "Night Moves." Williamson was a rising ...

Williamson was the retired pro football player who, after making his feature film debut in Robert Altman’s “M*A*S*H” in 1970, had skyrocketed to blaxploitation stardom in “Hammer” and a pair of Larry ...

The interior design world is filled with unique styles and decor trends. There’s always a new look or cool aesthetic to lean ...

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody ...

The legendary vibraphonist released over 40 albums and collaborated with artists like Tyler the Creator, Erykah Badu, the Roots, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, and Rick James ...

The recordings of vibraphonist Roy Ayers are part of the foundation of contemporary R&B and hip-hop; Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige and many others have sampled his work.

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer known for the hit “Everybody Loves The Sunshine,” has died. He passed away on Tuesday (March 4) in New York City following a long illness. He was 84.

While the 1970s may have ended long ago, it's style and aesthetic continues to serve as the basis for countless modern movies ...

Roy Ayers, who died March 4 at 84 after a long illness, understood this perhaps better than any other vibraphonist. He had the chops to run rings around many of his peers, and he did just that as a ...

Inspired by Lee’s popularity in the ‘70s following the release of Enter ... Hong Kong cinema with the feel of a comic book movie, blaxploitation, and MTV. Beyond its thin premise, however ...

Blaxploitation-flick orchestral billows and ... "Obviously, we couldn't recreate what we were doing in the '70s," Scipio says. "What we were looking for is that live element.