R&Cs: BGM
Hewa Yasin
“BGM”, which stands for “Black Girl Magic”, is Wale’s latest single, off of his (already!) much-touted Wow… That’s Crazy. It’s tough to follow a Wale special that’s just as admirable…
2019
R&Cs: Playing Games
From a breakout hit (“Girls Need Love“), to an impressive mixtape (Last Day of Summer), a companion EP (CLEAR), and a coveted Drake cosign… For Summer Walker, it all culminated…
R&Cs: YES
Fat Joe has had an admirable career. He’s maintained and held his own over the decades. And he’s been able to adapt through the changes from the boom bap years…
R&Cs: Joro
As far as I’m concerned, Wizkid is arguably the best Afro Pop ambassador we have. (By the way, we argue a lot about that here.) First off, consider that he’s…
R&Cs: Family and Loyalty
I can’t quite describe the delight that takes hold of me whenever I hear a DJ Premier trademark production. I’m talking about the buttery soul sample chops. I’m referring to…
R&Cs: Another Story
Just as the homie remarked, we’ve been quite enthused with Burna Boy and his African Giant album. And the videos keep rolling in much to our delight. The album’s opening…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|09: IV
It's Just Sen
As promised a few days ago, here’s the companion piece to the last playlist I shared with you. I’ve been overjoyed by the flow of good music that’s been coming…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|09: III
Last week two weeks ago 🙈, I was raving about the latest albums from Rapsody, SAINt JHN, SiR and Snoh Aalegra. I’m still not over those joints (as your ears…
Voices In My Head
TheSowF
I have struggled with bouts of anxiety pretty much most of my life and… yeah yeah, I know that every human alive has dealt with some form of anxiety… Mine…
Music Heals
One word. JHENÉ AIKO. Technically that’s two and not really considered words but OMFG that “Trigger Protection Mantra”…have you listened yet?!?!