Phrenology is the fifth studio album by American hip-hop band the Roots, released on November 26, 2002, by MCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 2000 to September 2002 a
Neo soul is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe the style of music that emerged from soul an
Common (shown in 2003) wore knit caps fashioned in the style of Marvin Gaye.
Maxwell, one of neo soul's original successes, in 1998
D'Angelo, pictured in 2012, was a major figure in neo soul music, with his 2000 album Voodoo being particularly influential.
Although she rejects the term, Erykah Badu has been called "the first lady of neo soul" and "the queen of neo-soul".