(ThyBlackMan.com) Sly Stone didn’t just create music—he built a whole universe out of rhythm, rebellion, and radical honesty. His songs shook up the airwaves, fused genres, and broke every rule while inviting everyone to the party. Funk, soul, rock, gospel—Sly stirred them all together and turned the result into something ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve ever needed a song to speak directly to your situation—like, really speak to your spirit and help you straighten your crown—then you’ve probably found your way to a Donald Lawrence track. His music doesn’t just fill the room; it fills the soul. Whether you’re knee-deep in a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Miki Howard doesn’t always get the flowers she deserves, but if you’ve ever spent time with her music, you know she’s one of R&B’s most emotionally honest storytellers. Her voice is velvet and vulnerability, gospel grit wrapped in jazz elegance. She’s the kind of artist who can make you ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Betty Wright’s voice felt like both a conversation and a sermon. She didn’t just sing—she told the truth, pulling from real life, heartache, joy, and soul-deep wisdom. Growing up hearing her on the radio or through the walls at home, it was clear she wasn’t just a singer—she was ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Benson’s music has a way of wrapping around you — like a smooth breeze on a late summer evening or the sound of someone you trust speaking truth with melody. Whether he’s lighting up a track with his masterful guitar work or easing into a lyric with that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Life has its overwhelming moments and however hard you try they will occur to you now and again, and there is no way of escaping their suffocating effect. Believers sometimes are at great loss wondering why such inundation comes their way and sometimes they are staggered by its vehemence ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Al Jarreau had a voice unlike any other—playful, unpredictable, and full of soul. He moved effortlessly between jazz, R&B, and pop, turning every song into a conversation between artist and listener. Whether he was delivering a silky ballad or throwing down a wild scat riff, there was always a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost every day we witness the government and legacy media colluding and conspiring to lie to us about everything. There is an obvious reason they are held in such low regard by people, we know they are untrustworthy, we know they lie! They omit telling the truth, they spin or ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Lou Rawls had that voice—the kind that made you stop whatever you were doing and just listen. Smooth as aged whiskey, rich with soul, and wrapped in a confidence that didn’t need to show off. He could make you feel like he was talking directly to you, whether he ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) James Ingram’s voice feels like home—warm, familiar, and undeniably soulful. From the very first note, he had the rare ability to cut through the noise and reach right into the heart. He didn’t just sing songs; he felt them—wrapping every lyric in velvet and vulnerability. Whether pleading for one ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When you look at the kind of stories Ryan Coogler tells, you quickly realize he’s not just making movies—he’s leaving a mark on culture. From Fruitvale Station to Creed, Black Panther, and now the 2025 box office giant Sinners, Coogler has proven time and again that he’s one of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people think of Tina Turner, they jump straight to the classics—“Proud Mary,” “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “The Best.” And look, I get it. Those songs are iconic for a reason. But if you’ve only stuck with the hits, you’re honestly missing out on some ...