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Jill Scott's New National Anthem
I will never hear the National Anthem the same way again after Jill Scott sang her more accurate version at EssenceFest.
Afrobeats is for All of Us
When I first met my wife , I asked what's her favorite genre of music. "Afrobeat. Have you heard of it?" I took her to see Fela! for her birthday right before we got engaged . After we were married, I took her to The Shrine in Harlem for her birthday. Years later on Twitter I saw
If You Grew Up Riding the Subway in New York, Listen to This Immediately
I randomly tripped over this song while seeing what's new with Dallas Penn, and got transported to '94 in New York.
Kelis Cappin?
Kelis claims the Neptunes owe her money, but after 3 Neptunes-produced albums and few hits maybe it should be the other way around.
MF Doom doesn't make sense. And that's OK
Ghostface popularized the Nutmeg flow. MF DOOM mastered it. But even Ghost admits it's just nonsense phrases. Just enjoy it.