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Michael is Killer Mike's first solo album since 2012, after over a decade of focusing on his duo Run the Jewels. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist "I've never really had a religious experience, in a religious place," the Atlanta rapper Killer Mike says to begin the title track of his 2012 album, R.A.P. Music. "Closest I've ever come to seeing or feeling God is listening to rap music. Rap music is my religion." The intent in his voice doesn't read […]
Credit: Photo: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. On a beautifully ornate harp and clad in a stunning yellow printed catsuit, Brandee Younger starts her […]
Credit: Photo: Michael Zamora/NPR NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. "I think we're in the groove now," Amaarae laughs to her bandmates midway through her Tiny Desk […]
Drawing from a collection of captivating anecdotes and supported by extensive data, Garrett Neiman's Rich White Men: What It Takes to Uproot the Old Boys' Club and Transform America makes a compelling argument that inequality harms us all. People in marginalized communities must reckon with having unequal access to the opportunities that make success nearly a foregone conclusion for those positioned on the highest rungs of the socioeconomic ladder. But, Neiman argues, social and economic inequities prevent even the rich […]
Hyde Park Summerfest is truly a music and Black, cultural VIBE. It's a two-day festival in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood that happens inside Midway Plaisance Park in June. The entire event is a concert inside a block party. There are vendors, food trucks and other attractions mixed in with performances throughout the day. This year's headliners — Clipse and Lil Kim — brought anticipation and nostalgia. To honor the 50th anniversary of hip hop, HPSF curated some Chicago legends: Crucial […]
Credit: Photo: Zayrha Rodriguez NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. "I had to represent for New Orleans, ya heard me?" Ambré says nearly midway through her Tiny […]
In The Blackening, Lisa (Antoinette Robertson) and her friends try to survive a weekend getaway turned deadly. Glen Wilson/Lionsgate When Keenen Ivory Wayans's Scary Movie became a huge hit more than 20 years ago, the trope about Black characters in slasher flicks – that they're usually the first to die or rarely survive until the very end – was already decades old, and still going strong. One scene in the spoof directly references Scream 2, a movie released just three […]
Credit: Photo: Elizabeth Gillis NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. It's practically a sin to not have Durrell "Tank" Babbs on your spiciest playlist — he's penned […]
when the poems do what they do puts Aja Monet's incisive poetry at the head of a taut and multidisciplinary band. Fanny Chu/Courtesy of the artist In Black American folklore, music and poetry share the same soul. The poets of the Black Arts movement, particularly Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Audre Lorde and Amiri Baraka, were in touch with jazz as if it were of the same coterie, and they opened the door for the more music-driven spoken-word artists of the […]
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Milwaukee’s only Urban Alternative radio station features the full spectrum of Black music beyond R&B and Hip-Hop plus Milwaukee music. HYFIN connects the culture with the latest Black culture news, podcasts and more. Listen to best hip hop & R&B, dance, Afrobeats and more!
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