Overall, “Ethiopian Coffee” and its reflective vibes take me back to the early 2010s. If you joined onto the SOTBMusic bandwagon late (and are younger), that was the New Collective era. I’m sure that’s not what you called it, but late to post-blog rap era hip-hop had a lot of collectives.
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We are the sum of our parts, not just an approximation of them. We all have our own “Seasoning.” Amanda Holley, a biracial singer/songwriter, expands on this idea with her most-recent song, a retro soul-like track called “Seasoning.”
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Happy Black Music Month and Happy Pride. As a Black pan creative, both celebrations mean a great deal to me. Check out this new song from EMMBER and Terrell Carter, “Won’t Bring Me Down.”
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This one is a hit and an anti-unionbusting anthem.
Read more#HipHopEd member AWKWORD hops on this Teck-Zilla-produced posse cut with Modenine, Five Steez, Holstar, Latasha Alcindor, Third Eye, Wakazi, The Assembly, Maka & DJ J Hart. Per AWKWORD’s notice about the track, it’s the latest international collaborative effort from the artist and features nine emcees–from different geological backgrounds–sharing truths about their lives. It’s an interesting […]
Read moreI’m probably months late on completely speaking on this whole thing, but I’d rather have some time to think through everything and create something thought-provoking over something just for views and shock value. That’s why I tend to post reviews of music a week-or-so after the release date; you can’t get everything you need to […]
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