Category: Music

• Music for your Black History Month

  4–6 minutes

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  February 19, 2019

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  Blackness, Music

  A few songs to help soundtrack your Black History Month

  

• “I Am > I Was” just made me a 21 Savage fan

  1–2 minutes

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  February 11, 2019

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  Music

  The young Atlanta trap rapper shows a more mature, emotional, and introspective side of himself on his latest album

  

• Jamila Woods’ “Holy”: A Reflection on Self-Love and the Power of Music

  3–5 minutes

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  January 31, 2019

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  Blackness, Music

  “There was something about hearing those lyrics recently that really hit home for me in a way they hadn’t previously.”

  

• My Favorite Albums of 2018

  1–2 minutes

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  December 18, 2018

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  Music

  2018 was a great year for music. Here are the artists and albums that left the biggest impressions on me.

  

• The Most Disappointing Rap Albums of 2018

  1–2 minutes

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  December 6, 2018

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  Music

  This year was filled with lots music that exceeded expectations. Here are the albums that didn’t.

  

• Megan Thee Stallion is the sh*t, and she knows it (a review of “Tina Snow”)

  1–2 minutes

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  October 15, 2018

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  Music

  The Houston rapper establishes herself on her latest mixtape

  

• In Memory of Mac Miller

  1–2 minutes

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  September 11, 2018

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  Music

  Rest easy, Mac. Thank you for the great memories.

  

• The Curious Case of Tinashe

  1–2 minutes

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  August 17, 2018

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  Music

  Just a few years ago, Tinashe seemed destined for stardom. So what happened?

  

• The Curriculum Be Tricking Them

  1–2 minutes

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  April 27, 2018

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  Music

  A favorite verse, from “BRACKETS” by J. Cole