As we celebrate love and family this Christmas season, ESSENCE.com wishes you and yours a happy holiday. We asked R&B singer Kem, whose album What Christmas Means is a must for any holiday playlist, ...

Here we are again, audiophiles! Another Friday, which means another installment of ESSENCE’s The Playlist. Ishmael Butler, the MC behind the futurist duo known as Shabazz Palaces, looks to his progeny ...