In a wide-ranging career, he went from playing percussion with Miles Davis to writing and producing sleek R&B to a long stint on political talk radio. By Jon Pareles James Mtume, the musician, ...

Candy tells PEOPLE about the '80s-inspired song and music video, hustling as an independent artist and collaborating with the likes of Grimes and Sia Jack Irvin has over five years of experience ...

James Mtume, a legendary musician who played with greats from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis and was sampled by the Notorious B.I.G., has died He was 76. No official cause of death has been released, ...

(Black PR Wire) – James Mtume, an R&B legend whose 1983 hit, “Juicy Fruit,” returned to the charts a decade later as #1 single of rap legend Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy,” died on Jan. 9. He was 76. His ...