Celebrating Roberta Flack: A Timeless Appeal That Touched Soul, Hip-Hop and Beyond
When Robert Flack passed away, she left behind a legacy that has shaped and reshaped popular music over the course of almost 60 years. Beginning her career as a nightclub singer who worked days as a Washington D.C. schoolteacher, Flack would go on to become one of the most successful artists of her generation. She also left an indelible impact on the one that came after her, with hip-hop constantly referencing the North Carolina native’s brilliance through samples and covers […]