S10 E4: Cheryl Pepsii Riley
Cheryl Pepsii Riley rose to fame with iThanks for My Child,i but her bold, provocative music choices ultimately derailed her career.
41 minutes
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Struggles have kept some black music artists from achieving the commercial success they deserved.
Cheryl Pepsii Riley rose to fame with iThanks for My Child,i but her bold, provocative music choices ultimately derailed her career.
41 minutes
Roxanne Shante used her fierce battle rap skills, honed during street battles with local MCis for cash, to become rapis first female star MC with the release of her 1984 hit, iRoxanneis Revenge.i
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Will Downing, the Prince of Sophisticated Soul, topped charts across many genres until a life-threatening auto-immune disease nearly ended it all.
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Crystal Waters ruled the dance charts with 12 #1 hits, but as the genre faded in the late i90s, she fought to rebuild her career and legacy alone.
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With the classic eMe and Mrs. Jones, Billy Paul's mix of jazz and R&B helped define the emerging Philadelphia sound. But substance abuse and political controversy threatened to derail his career.
40 minutes
Shirley Murdock is that rare singer-songwriter who is revered by fans of pop, R&B, dance music and gospel. But at the height or her career, an unthinkable tragedy tested her fortitude and her faith.
41 minutes
Goodie Mob changed the rap game in the mid-90s, with distinctive flows backed by dope beats, but when CeeLo became a solo superstar, it threatened to end the group for good.
41 minutes
Tasha Cobb Leonardis fresh mix of R&B and hip-hop infused gospel brought her crossover success.
41 minutes