Chuck D
The bass on the political roots of hip-hop’s and how it changed the game.
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Queen Latifah
Her highness talks about leading women into the boy’s club of rap.
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Ray Charles
The genius of soul on where the money goes, and how he kept his.
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Puff Daddy
The rap Gatsby on how he’s turning his business empire into the new Motown.
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Bobby Womack
The singer-guitarist on his mentor Sam Cooke and the early gospel circuit.
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Al Green
The Southern soulman on how he’s put the religion into R&B.
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Lil' Kim
The raunchy rapper on speaking from a certain part of her anatomy.
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Natalie Cole
The show biz scion on her famous father’s battles and Aretha Franklin.
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George Clinton
Dr. Funkenstein on cutting heads, the birth of the P and Sly Stone’s.
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T-Boz
The woman who put the T in TLC on the importance of image.
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Also check out these great interviews with black artists:

• Benzino
• Solomon Burke
• Busta Rhymes
• Tracy Chapman
• Clarence Clemons
• Damon Dash
• Craig David
• Donnie
• Fat Joe
• Floetry
• India.Arie
• Wyclef Jean
• LL Cool J
• Branford Marsalis
• N.E.R.D.
• Joshua Redman
• The Roots
• Shaggy
• Snoop Dogg
• TLC