David Lehmann
Why 'The Emancipation of Mimi' Made Mariah Carey a Star for the 2000s
Ten years ago, Mariah Carey reinvented herself for a new generation, and Jermaine Dupri remembers how it happened.
The Noisey Guide to Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
Darkchild is one of the key sonic architects of the last two decades, producing hits like "Say My Name," but he hasn't gotten the visibility of some of his contemporaries.
It's Been Fifty-Eleven Days, Um-teen Hours, And We're Still Burnin'—10 Years After "Confessions"
Therein lies the beauty of Confessions: it bucks binaries of old and new, traditional and innovative.