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The Big Steppers Tour isn’t just a rap show, it’s an expansive experience. Throughout it, Kendrick Lamar’s headspace is probed, examined, and pushed to the forefront. Kendrick Lamar’s return was something that was bound to happen. May was marked by his heavily anticipated album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.  On Saturday his second show... Read more » The post Kendrick Lamar’s Big Steppers Tour Is More Than Just a […]

Doechii drops her first TDE project featuring SZA, Rico Nasty, and more. Doechii tops off her tremendous summer by unleashing her first TDE EP, she / her / black bitch.  The Tampa native blessed with a voice that she can present as fiery, bubbly and mainly feisty has showcased her versatility on previous projects like... Read more » The post Doechii’s Drops Debut TDE EP ‘she / her / black […]

For this First Look Friday we spoke with DOMi and JD BECK about their debut album Not Tight, Anderson .Paak being their biggest fan, and more. “Wait, we have an album?” It’s a question asked jokingly by Domitille Degalle, better known as piano protegé DOMi Louna, as she and JD BECK — a fellow protegé but... Read more » The post First Look Friday: DOMi & JD BECK’s Biggest Fan Is […]

While attending the Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival, we spoke to standout artists on the bill and their relationship with music. It’s easy to overlook the obvious but sometimes the truth is hiding in plain sight. As recognizable as Blue Note Records is worldwide, not many people know what a “blue note” is in the... Read more » The post Blue Note Jazz Festival 2022: Finally a Festival Where Music […]

Photo credit: Sonya Smith As a young Black woman coming of age, Alora Young traced her life back through generations of Southern women. She's 19, and the 2021 Youth Poet Laureate of the Southern United States. Her debut book Walking Gentry Home archives her family's history – and the legacy of slavery in the American South – in the form of a memoir in verse. Here's the very first poem […]

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Transcript : JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: All summer long, we've been hearing about how she's fallen in love and quit her job and needs new motivation and is building up her new foundation. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BREAK MY SOUL") BEYONCE: (Singing) Oh, baby, baby, you won't break my soul. You won't break my soul. You won't break my soul. You won't break my […]

Blackbird Collective, located in Culver City, Calif., was created with the intention to empower women of color and allies in the entrepreneurship and creative fields to create positive change for each other and the world. Here, a portion of the workspace used by members. When Lisa Gordon set out to find the perfect coworking space for her new business, she knew she wanted one that met all of her needs. […]