R&B and Hip-Hop Articles

Interview with songwriter & producer D’Mile, who has won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Oscar for Best Original Song.

Interview with James Fauntleroy, who’s had hits with Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Cardi B and other artists.

Interview with Tiara Thomas, who has collaborated with H.E.R. to win the Grammy for Song of the Year and Oscar for Best Song.

Interview with top writer/producer/artist Poo Bear, about how he’s co-written hits for Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, Ed Sheeran and Dan + Shay.

Interview with Aloe Blacc, about his album, All Love Everything. Blacc is known for his big hits: “Wake Me Up” with Avicii and “The Man.”

Interview with Roberta Flack, who discusses her hits “Killing Me Softly with His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”

Dallas Austin tells how he co-wrote big hits for Pink, TLC, Madonna, Boyz II Men, Monica, Gwen Stefani, Blu Cantrell and other artists.

Interview with Billy Ocean, about how he wrote his hit songs “Caribbean Queen,” “Loverboy” and “When The Going Gets Tough.”

Interview with Bryce Vine, about how he wrote his hit “Drew Barrymore,” his new single “La La Land,” and his upcoming album.

Mikey Foster & Scootie Anderson tell how they co-wrote & produced the hits “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings” for Ariana Grande. They are also artists.

Boi-1da tells how he co-wrote the hits “God’s Plan” (Drake),” “No Limit” (G-Eazy), “Lucky You” (Eminem). He’s been nominated for Grammy Song of the Year.

Interview with Keith Sweat, about his new album Playing For Keeps, which features collaborations with Teddy Riley, K-Ci and other artists.

Shawn Stockman discusses his upcoming solo album, and how he co-wrote Boyz II Men’s hits “Motownphilly” and “One Sweet Day.”

Interview with Nick Mira, about how he co-wrote the big hit “Lucid Dreams” for rapper/singer Juice WRLD. Mira co-wrote 9 songs on Juice WRLD’s hit album.

Jermaine Dupri talks about his career as a hit songwriter & producer and label exec. He co-wrote big hits for Mariah Carey, Usher and Kris Kross.

Interview with the hit writing & producing team the Stereotypes, about their hits with Bruno Mars’ (“That’s What I Like,” “Finesse”) and other artists.

Oak Felder tells how he co-wrote & produced hits for Alessia Cara (“Here,” “Scars to Your Beautiful”), Demi Lovato (“Sorry Not Sorry”) and Nicki Minaj (“Your Love”).

Interview with Bibi Bourelly, who’s recording her debut album. She also co-wrote Rihanna’s hit “Bitch Better Have My Money,” and she’s co-written songs for other artists.

Narada Michael Walden tells how he co-wrote such classic hits as “Freeway of Love” for Aretha Franklin and “How Will I Know” for Whitney Houston.

Interview with Siedah Garrett, about her new single “G.H.E.T.T.O” (featuring Common), and about her work with both Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones.