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The Recognizing Power of ‘Shine’ in Hype Williams’s “Belly”“Just make sure you rise above all this madness out here. Mind elevation, man.”Nov 14, 20202Nov 14, 20202
Dub Music — the Accidental Pillar of AfrofuturismHave you ever been to Metropolis? Chances are, whether you know it or not, you have. For, metropolis is funk/R&B artist Janelle Monae’s…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
From ‘the Man with the Golden Smile’ to Yeezus: How Ego & Unapologeticness Fuelled the Racially…“He was scandal, he was gossip, he was a public menace for many, a public hero for some, admired and demonized, feared, misunderstood, and…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
A Euphemism for a New Religion: How I found my Spirituality through Hip-Hop“Is Hip-Hop just a euphemism for a new religion — The soul music of the slaves that the youth was missing?” — Kanye West, “Gorgeous”…Nov 3, 20202Nov 3, 20202
