7 episodes

Welcome to Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Black Music. Join us as we take you on a journey through the history of black music from Gospel to GoGo, Trap to Soul music and more through the eyes of those who lived it firsthand at Radio One stations across the nation.

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    • 4.4 • 12 Ratings

Welcome to Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Black Music. Join us as we take you on a journey through the history of black music from Gospel to GoGo, Trap to Soul music and more through the eyes of those who lived it firsthand at Radio One stations across the nation.

    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Go-Go

    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Go-Go

    Welcome to Radio One’s “For The Culture Podcast: The History of Black Music”. In this episode, join Radio One’s Vic Jagger and DJ Rico as they tell the story of the history of a genre that is the heartbeat of D.C. – Go-Go Music. From Chuck Brown To The Backyard Band. Trouble Funk to E.U. Glenn Close and Beatin’ Yo Feet.

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    • 58 min
    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: History of Chopped and Screwed Music

    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: History of Chopped and Screwed Music

    Welcome to Radio One’s “For The Culture” Podcast: The History of Black Music. In this episode, join Radio One personalities, J-Mac, J-Que and GT Mayne as they take you to the Wild West… To the great state of Texas, Houston to be specific. The trio will chronicle the history of their very own sub-genre of Hip-Hop: Chopped and Screwed. Be sure to like, review and subscribe for future and previous episodes wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. This episode is presented to you by Toyota’s Exceptionally Capable SUV’s
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    • 21 min
    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: History of Philadelphia Soul Music

    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: History of Philadelphia Soul Music

    Welcome to Radio One’s “For The Culture Podcast: The History of Black Music”. In this episode, Radio One Host and Programmer Jay “Mixin” Dixon along with Tiffany Bacon will take you through the history of Soul Music, specifically in the “Birthplace of America,” Philadelphia, Pa. Learn about Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Philadelphia International Records. The Jacksons and their Philadelphia ties. The early beginnings of Patti LaBelle, The Roots, Jill Scott, Jazmine Sullivan, and more.

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    • 1 hr 15 min
    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Funk

    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Funk

    Welcome to Radio One’s “For The Culture Podcast: The History of Black Music”. It’s time to dust those bell-bottoms off, put on your platform shoes and get ready to pick out your fro because, in this episode, Radio One host Lincoln Ware will take you on a ride to the “Land of Funk. Find out about the beginnings of groups like The Isley Brothers, Con Funk Sun, Slave, and Bootsy Collins Rubber Band!

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    • 14 min
    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Trap Music

    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Trap Music

    Welcome to Radio One’s For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Black Music. In This Episode, Radio One Personality B High and Grammy Award Winning Platinum producer Drumma Boy will tell the uncensored story of the “History Of Trap Music.”

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    • 36 min
    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History of Gospel Music

    Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History of Gospel Music

    Welcome to Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History of Black Music.In this episode, Radio One personalities Melanie Pratt, Sheila Belle and Melissa Wade will take you through a candid look back at the History of Gospel Music from Thomas Dorsey and The Caravans to the evolution of gospel music by The Hawkins Family and Andraé Crouch. The trio will head over to Motown in Detroit with the Winans, Clark Sisters, through today's gospel greats like John P. Kee, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Mary Mary, Travis Green and more!Be sure to like, review and subscribe to Radio One's For The Culture Podcast: The History of Black Music Series for future and previous episodes wherever you listen to podcasts.
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    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Artofunk ,

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Wow! What shared experience we all had listening to this wonderful episode!! Being amongst you “young ladies” in age (I can tell lol) this is a great way to shed the light on the past that can guide others forward.. Thank you thank you thank you.... looking forward to the following episodes in this series.. what a great way to start it off...👍🏽

Ok, so it seems as that I’ll be able to add/edit my initial offering...(??)
Wasn’t Frankie Beverly associated with Philly?

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