Navigating the Complex Emotion of Foreboding JoyThree ways to effectively harness the energy of foreboding joy into something positive.Feb 12Feb 12
You Never Thought that Hip Hop Would Take It This Far: The Effects of Infantilization on Black…“I know how to build a business. First you gotta get the black people to do it to get the white people to do it. Then you gotta get the…Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020
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, 2020Nov 14, 2020
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, 2020Nov 3, 2020
