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Dr. Olajide Williams (right) was instrumental in creating the "Stroke Ain't No Joke" hip-hop song in collaboration with rapper Doug E. Fresh. He's sitting next to Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run-DMC during a panel on hip-hop and public health at the Skoll World Forum. Skoll Foundation In 2005, Dr. Olajide Williams felt like he had two jobs. Each evening, he'd finish up his work as a physician at Harlem Hospital […]
Tianna Esperanza is an artist who refuses to leave her authenticity at the door. She was born into a family that already had one legendary artist but she is determined to never use her grandmother's fame as a springboard for her own success. Esperanza is legitimately creating her own. Her album "Terror" is not for the weak. She dives into subjects that most people don’t talk about behind closed doors. In […]
Becky Harlan / NPR "I think a part of growth in general is being comfortable in your own skin," Linda May Han Oh says, "and being comfortable with really who you are." What that means in her case is manifold: A jazz bassist of undeniable authority, with the working affiliations to show for it; a Malaysia-born, Australia-raised resident of Harlem, N.Y.; a composer-orchestrator of burgeoning stature; an artist working to […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images After a successful career in advertising, Erika Williams decided it was time for a change. She went back to school to get an MBA at the University of Chicago, and eventually, in 2012, she got a job at Wells Fargo as a financial advisor. It was the very job she wanted. Erika is Black–and being a Black financial advisor at a big bank is relatively uncommon. Banking […]
At the first stop of her "Renaissance" tour in Stockholm, the pop star's visual landscape referenced a combination of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Tron, The Matrix and more. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Parkwood After almost a year of releasing no accompanying videos or performing any of its songs live, last night in Stockholm, Beyoncé finally unveiled what she meant by Renaissance. Not simply a masterpiece of production, vocal and dance futurism, […]
Bassist Ron Carter Jonathan Chimene/WBGO Walk into any record store, head to the jazz section and pull out an album at random (or tune into your favorite jazz public radio station) — there is a very good chance that NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter appears on whicever recording you end up listening to. Carter is the most-recorded jazz bassist, as officially certified by Guinness, and over the course of 2,200 […]
Today. Janelle Monáe announces her new album "The Age of Pleasure" set to drop on June 9 via Wondaland Arts Society and Atlantic Records. It is her first album in five years since her 2018 release "Dirty Computer." She release the first single "Float" featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 back in February prior to the NBA All-Star Game that you can hear right on HYFIN. With the album announcement, […]
Miami rapper and social media icon Saucy Santana is redefining presentation standards for femme gay men in hip-hop, but the industry would rather keep his energy confined to TikTok. Dia Dipasupil This story was adapted from reporting for Episode 7 of Louder Than A Riot, Season 2. For more about virality in hip-hop, including the queer breakthrough and attempted containment of the Material Girl, Saucy Santana, stream the full episode […]
IT’S THE LAST MUSIC LAB OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! To showcase the program in its full format, we're hosting an open house-style session, live from our Walker’s Point Studios. Attendance will be encouraged by the public of all ages; including current high-schoolers, middle-schoolers, teachers, parents, and community members. MAY THEME & GUEST Our final featured theme is “Taking the Stage,” & we’re welcoming the highly-acclaimed choreographer & creative director to […]
NPR Host Brittany Luse revisits her conversation with the legendary DJ Honey Dijon. As one of the only Black trans DJs playing the biggest venues in the world, she's not only become an icon of the scene, but an arbiter of the culture. It's no surprise that Beyoncé tapped Honey for her biggest album yet, Renaissance. Brittany and Honey talk house music's Black roots, the evolution of the club scene, […]
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HYFIN is a media movement from Radio Milwaukee.
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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