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Girls Dem Sugar is a reggae fusion song by Jamaican deejay Beenie Man  (nee Anthony Moses Davis) and features singer-songwriter Mýa. The track was produced by The Neptunes for Beenie Man's 2000 studio album Art and Life and was inspired and conceptualized from his 1997 Jamaican hit single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)". "Girls Dem Sugar" was written by Davis, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams.

Who takes the crown in the battle of heavyweight R&B female groups, SWV or Xscape? Xscape Xscape was a female R&B quartet from Atlanta which began as a quintet. The group produced several hit songs during the 1990s. The original lineup of the group consisted of sisters LaTocha Scott and Tamika Scott, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and Tamera Coggins, though Coggins departed the group before their debut album was released. Signed to the popular music label So So Def by Jermaine Dupri, their hits include "Just Kickin It", "Understanding", and "My Little Secret". Xscape- Who Can I Run To? Xscape- Just Kickin It SWV Hailing from New York City, Sisters with Voices, better known as SWV, is a Grammy nominated trio that landed several Top Ten hits among the R&B and Hip Hop charts. SWV became one of the most successful R&B groups of the 1990s, through such hits, including "Weak", "Righ...

"Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics." -Alex Haley "It's hard out here for a pimp." Stories like Fruitvale Station (starring Michael B. Jordan, above) offer chilling descriptions of some of the elements Black still face today. While there are more sophisticated ways to describe the daily challenges of life in America as an African-American in 2013, the phrase synonymous with the critically acclaimed film   Hustle & Flow   sums up Black life in a honest and relatable manner. In fairness to our predecessors, society has made great strides in civil rights and the financial and career ceilings for Blacks are considerably higher than in previous eras. Despite this, the quandary of creating and maintaining a high quality of living looms large for Blacks individually and collectively. Social issues wage war on the African American family; the  Black u...

"The Battle" is a famous scene from the 1990 New Line Cinema comedy House Party. House Party starred Kid and Play of the popular hip hop duo Kid 'n Play, and also featured Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, AJ Johnson, and Robin Harris.