Ashlea Brandon

Newly divorced and raising her son, Solange's sophomore album showed the several complicated layers of black womanhood while being the spearhead of what we now describe as "wokeness."

Hip-hop and R&B have come a long way on MTV. We're looking back at 25 of the best performances on the MTV VMAs.

We've highlighted some of the late singer's timeless looks to celebrate the MAC Cosmetics collection inspired her.