The 2023 Essence Festival of Culture will pay tribute to a trio of deceased New Orleans rappers during this weekend's nighttime concerts in the Caesars Superdome. The festival will salute 5th Ward ...

In 2017, a group of like-minded musicians in Washington D.C. set about forming a band with a commitment to keeping jazz and blues music alive in the 21st century. The result is Shorty Slim, a ...

Soon after, Shorty met one of his idols - Guitar Slim, famous for his hit The Things That I Used To Do" as well as for his wildman stage antics. Inspired by Slim, Shorty began incorporating some of ...