Wow, this gives us serious throwback feels!
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James Mtume was a legendary jazz and R&B percussionist, producer, and composer known for the hit single ‘Juicy Fruit.’ James Mtume (born James Heath) was an influential jazz and R&B percussionist, composer, and producer. He was the son of legendary jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath but was raised by his stepfather, jazz pianist James Forman.
He changed his name in college to Mtume which is the Swahili word for messenger. He worked with McCoy Tyner and was a member of Miles Davis’s group in the 1970s.
He formed the band Mtume with musician Reggie Lucas and singer Tawatha Agee, releasing a series of jazz/funk/R&B records in the 1970s and 1980s. His composition ‘Juicy Fruit,” was a hit for Mtume in 1983, selling over a million copies.
The song has been sampled by many popular artists, most famously on Notorious B.I.G.’s hit song ‘Juicy.’ He and Lucas won a Grammy for writing and producing Stephanie Mills’ hit song ‘Never Knew Love Like This Before.’ I am saddened to hear of the passing of my dear friend and producer #JamesMtume. He was so brilliant and an amazing music mind.
The work chemistry we had was second to none. I will continue to lift you up through our music.
.Wow, this gives us serious throwback feels!
Cory Finley’s feature adaptation of National Book Award winner Landscape With Invisible Hand has added Clifton Collins Jr. (Nightmare Alley, Jockey), Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark), Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade) and Brooklynn Mackenzie (Truth Be Told).
Madonna's son is seriously showing off in the latest video posted to the songstress' Instagram. The Like a Virgin singer showed off her son and his multiple talents in a new video taken from their stunning home.MORE: Madonna causes a stir in lacy lingerie in revealing new photosDavid Banda, 16, was adopted by Madonna from Malawi in 2006 when he was 13-months-old.
Manchester United have issued a statement after allegations emerged against star striker Mason Greenwood.
Gene Clines was an outfielder who was part of Major League Baseball’s first all-minority lineup and who won the 1971 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gene Clines was a speedy line-drive hitting outfielder who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1971 World Series championship. He played center field for the Pirates on September 1, 1971, when they fielded the first all-minority lineup in Major League Baseball history featuring players of Black and Latino descent.
Janet Jackson is shutting down the long-standing rumors that she gave birth to and hid a child during her year-long marriage to her ex-husband, James DeBarge. The singer addressed the rumors in the first portion of her upcoming documentary, , a four-hour series from Lifetime and A+E where the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career to tell her story. It's a rare moment for the pop icon to open up about her past, especially her relationship with her first husband.
Madonna all cuddled up to her kids, we very rarely see the Queen of Pop with her own parents. Her mother, Madonna Louise Fortin, sadly passed away in 1963, but we got to see the singer spend some quality time with her father, 90-year-old Silvio Ciccone, earlier this week.The “Material Girl” singer told her fans that it has always been her dad’s dream to make wine and own a vineyard one day.
deal with his drug problems.“I wanted to be able to stand on my own feet,” the 55-year-old pop superstar reveals in the two-part documentary “Janet,” which airs on Lifetime Friday and Saturday. “And at that time I thought that there was no other way I would be able to kind of get my own life — unless I got married.”The two met when the sibling group DeBarge made its debut on “Soul Train” while Jackson was there with sister LaToya and brother Jermaine. And the shy sweethearts bonded over both coming from musical families while talking on the phone.“I started dating him when I was 16,” Jackson says.
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111 W. 57th St. — and the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere — has hit the market for $21 million.
Idris Elba has been revealed as the bookies’ latest favourite to become the new James Bond.The 49 year old Luther actor has long been in the running to take on the mantle of 007 and replace Daniel Craig, 53, as MI6’s most iconic spy. But the latest odds seem to hint the fan-favourite Hollywood star, who is married to Sabrina Dhowre, could have the role in the bag. It comes following 61 year old executive producer Barbara Broccoli shared public support for the actor.
Badal Roy was a pioneering Indian tabla player who played with jazz legends Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman. Badal Roy (born Amarenda Roy Chowdhury) moved from East Pakistan to New York City in 1968 to work on a PhD program in statistics. He learned tabla from an uncle and had taken lessons from renowned tabla player Alla Rakha.