"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright ...

The late '80s also marked the first time audiences heard of New Jack Swing, a subgenre that continued to make waves into the '90s era. From Michael Jackson to The Gap Band, here's a list of some ...

The screenwriter behind the classic films “New Jack City,” "Sugar Hill," and "Above the Rim" died this week in Baltimore.

Barry Michael Cooper, the journalist who coined the term “New Jack Swing” to describe the music Teddy Riley was making during the ’80s and wrote the screenplays for influential movies like New Jack ...

He was 66. In Black pop cultural circles, Cooper was known for having coined the phrase “new jack swing” in a 1988 profile ...

Barry helped define pop culture in the ‘80s and ‘90s with his early reporting on crack, by naming Teddy Riley’s sound “new jack swing,” and writing star vehicles for Wesley Snipes (New ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the writer and director was behind the films New Jack City, Above the Rim and Sugar Hill, died Wednesday at 66.

He also coined the term “New Jack Swing,” a name that defined a fusion of R&B and Hip-Hop music in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Barry Michael Cooper continued to expand his influence as a ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' dies at age 66.

Cooper wrote for newspapers like 'The Village Voice' before transitioning to screenwriting and filmmaking with 1991's 'New ...