Randee Dawn is a Recording Academy/GRAMMY.com contributor.
Flashback: It's 1963. It's Harlem, New York. Gangster Bumpy Johnson, freshly released from Alcatraz, has just made a handshake alliance with activist Malcolm X: they're going to use X's manpower and Johnson's guns to clean up a drug-infested part of the hood. It's a scene straight out of Epix's new drama series Godfather Of Harlem (premiering Sept. 29), and while it…
Want to know who to blame for Baha Men's 2000 hit "Who Let The Dogs Out"? Look no further than Steve Greenberg, founder and CEO of S-Curve Records. The song's future was decided once he first heard it — and couldn't stop thinking about it."This aspiring artist came into my office with a version of the song, which was originally…
When the battle cry of "I want my MTV" debuted 30 years ago, MTV was the only major network offering fans a consistent stream of music videos. Fast forward to 2002: that battle cry had been replaced by a whimpering "Where can I get my MTV?" as music videos played a diminished role in the channel's programming. Today, there is…
