Category: Music
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Jill Scott’s New National Anthem
I will never hear the National Anthem the same way again after Jill Scott sang her more accurate version at EssenceFest.
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Afrobeats is for All of Us
When I first met my wife, I asked what’s her favorite genre of music. “Afrobeat. Have you heard of it?” I took her to see Fela! for her birthday right before we got engaged. After we were married, I took her to The Shrine in Harlem for her birthday. Years later on Twitter I saw…
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If You Grew Up Riding the Subway in New York, Listen to This Immediately
I randomly tripped over this song while seeing what’s new with Dallas Penn, and got transported to ’94 in New York.
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Kelis Cappin?
Kelis claims the Neptunes owe her money, but after 3 Neptunes-produced albums and few hits maybe it should be the other way around.
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MF Doom doesn’t make sense. And that’s OK
Ghostface popularized the Nutmeg flow. MF DOOM mastered it. But even Ghost admits it’s just nonsense phrases. Just enjoy it.
