Dr. Cynthia Alease Smith·2d agoSelling Blackness Back to Black People:How the Music Industry Turned Racial Stereotypes into Cultural Identity, Celebrating Black DegradationA response icon6A response icon6
Jaylen Jackson·Sep 2Overlooked Black dance groups of The 1970'sAs we all know, Black music groups in the 1970’s exploded with such acts like Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang, The Commodores, The…
InLONDON STORIESbyAte'sia Wallace·Aug 23The Exhibition That Made Me Hear Britain DifferentlyAs a Black American journalism student studying abroad in London, I set out searching to learn more about Britain’s musical identity. A…A response icon1A response icon1
Jaylen Jackson·Aug 14Why The 1970’s Was The Peak Decade for Black Genius in MusicNile Rodgers, Maurice White, Stevie Wonder, Roy Ayers, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye and hundreds of other Black musicians defined the 1970’s…
POST-NEGRO·Aug 13The Pitchfork Score Isn’t The Most Important DetailSo, at this point, we have all seen the Pitchfork score given to Tyga’s $TARFACE album, right? The dreaded and not very often applied goose…
InRap IslandbySky Taylor·Jul 315 of Hip-Hop’s Best Storytelling Songs: Da Art of StorytellingStorytelling allows a rapper to showcase their cleverness in the most direct way. This is a skill that always seems to revamp every…
InThe RiffbySteven Hale·Jul 28The Neglected Black Masterpiece that Changed Country MusicSylvester Weaver, “Guitar Rag”A response icon5A response icon5
Mark Anthony Neal·Jun 28Gil Scott-Heron at the Crossroads by Mark Anthony NealAs the story goes, Robert Johnson, one of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth-century, met the “Devil” at a crossroads in…
Mark Anthony Neal·Jun 26Revisiting: Rhythm & Business, Cultural Imperialism and the Harvard Report by Mark Anthony Neal…Yeah, I’m nostalgic: When Mary J. Blige first uttered the opening lines to “You Remind Me,” it was about making sure that hip-hop…
