Before women like Lizzo and Brittany Howard were getting their shine, Martha Wash and others before them struggled to be properly credited — While Martha Wash may not be a household name, the San Francisco native’s dynamic pipes are instantly recognizable to musicophiles. During her ’80s and ’90s heydays, Wash was bestowed with the moniker “The Queen Of Clubland,” thanks to a staggering accumulation of 12 #1 singles on the Billboard Dance Charts…

2006’s Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor shifted eyes and ears to the conscious sector of rap’s elite, thanks to a smorgasbord of thought-provoking lyrics and appetite-whetting production by way of big names like The Neptunes and Kanye West. Throughout his 16-track debut, the Chicago-bred spitter waxes poetic on topics pertaining…

This was the year Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and others redefined how a pop star should look — 2019 proved to be a banner year for earth-shaking music moments, such as Lil Nas X breaking a longstanding Billboard Hot 100 record with “Old Town Road,” and Drake becoming the first solo artist to lock in 200 appearances on the coveted music chart. …