Special Features

In the past few years, Melanie Fiona went from being a newbie R&B singer who was trying to make it to a two-time Grammy winner. Not too bad for this 29-year-old straight out of Canada. She started her career in a girl group but then joined The Renaissance, where Drake was already a member. Af...

While it's been a while since we've heard Queen Latifah spitting rhymes, her influence on hip-hop and her current impact in music as a whole with her various singing roles in films like 'Hairspray' and 'Joyful Noise' prove that she fits right in on this list...

The first time we heard anything by Christina Milian was her song 'AM to PM' in 2001. Doing well on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by scoring a top 40 hit, she later released 'Dip It Low,' in 2004. Not only did it hit the fifth spot on the Hot 100, but it also topped the Hot Dance Songs chart and peaked at No...

Although Toni Braxton recently announced her retirement from music, that was short-lived as she's currently working on a new project with revered producer Babyface. The songstress' 22-year career has definitely earned her a spot on this list...

Although she originally wanted to be a sports journalist, Jessie Ware put her reporting dreams aside once indie rocker Jack Penate introduced her to a producer -- there was no looking back after that. She started off doing back up vocals for Penate but soon was in the studio working on her debut album, 'Devotion,' which released in the U...

No one has ever made R&B sound any smoother than Sade Adu can. Since the 1980s, the London songstress and her band has crafted hits like ‘Smooth Operator’ and ‘Paradise,’ which were so sultry that they are still on people’s lovemaking playlists to this day. ...

Being in the rap game since 1986, it’s safe to say that Mc Lyte has seen the evolution of hip-hop over the years. Fortunately, she still remains a player on the field. With seven albums under her belt and hits like ‘Cha Cha Cha’ and ‘Keep On, Keepin’ On’ with Xscape, Lyte has received numerous accolades including being one of the female emcees honored at VH1's Hip Hop Honors in 2006...

From the moment she released 'Kaleidoscope' in 1999, it was obvious that Kelis was not a typical R&B singer. Produced by the Neptunes, 'Caught Out There,' peaked on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 9 but became a smash hit in Europe. She ma...

Lauryn Hill made her presence known as part of the the '90s hip-hop group, the Fugees. While the singer-rapper became well-known for her part on songs like 'Ready or Not' and 'Fu-Gee-La,' off 1996's 'The Score,' we found out just how amazing of a singer she was when she covered Roberta Flack's 'Killing Me Softly With His Song...

Diana Ross is one of the most iconic performers of all-time. Rising to fame with the Supremes, Ross was bound for stardom the moment she stepped onstage. After 11 years of working in a group, she went solo and released her self-titled debut album in 1970, which spawned hits including 'Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)' and 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough...