R&Cs: Triggered
Hewa Yasin
On how “Triggered” came about, Jhené Aiko wrote on her Instagram story feed, “One night I was so deep in my feelings, I was afraid of what I might do.…
2019
R&Cs: Power Is Power
The final season of HBO’s wildly successful series, Game of Thrones, is breaking all kinds of records and redefining fan engagement. A show of that magnitude would obviously spawn merchandise…
The D’Angelo Live Experience
An accomplished musician and multi-hyphenate artist — he sings, produces and writes — D’Angelo is most notably a mesmerizing performer. For those of us that have yet to see him…
R&Cs: Oulala (Chilla)
We could have started off with any of the four first tracks in this playlist, but let shine more bright lights at French rapper Chilla, because she deserves it! Her…
R.I.P Nipsey Hussle: Victory Life
It's Just Sen
I do not wish to recount when I learned that Nipsey Hussle was assassinated. It was clear that day and the days that followed that the grief was shared by…
N’appelons pas ça un “comeback” 😀
Paola Audrey
La première newsletter de l’année intervient en fin avril 2019. Je suppose qu’il est tard pour vous présenter mes meilleurs voeux pour cette nouvelle année, mais on va supposer qu’elle…
4/20 2019
Wraith Yoshi
We’ll get to the intro the day after maybe never! 😮💨💨😂
R&Cs: Have Mercy
Admittedly, I don’t know much yet about YBN Cordae. I was impressed by a past single titled after my favorite other player of the Chicago Bulls era. And I’m very…
R&Cs: Al Xayri
Late in 2017, when we were gathering songs for our ‘Teintée Africaine‘ series, my Senegal homie put me on to the duo (and couple) Maabo and I’ve been hooked ever…
R&Cs: No New Friends
After “Audio“, “Genius” and “Thunderclouds” comes another LSD gem, “No New Friends” along with the debut album from the trio of peerless artists. I love music that can be hard…