With Africa on My Sleeve
What can I say? The spirit of Valentine’s Day swept me today. So, I felt compelled to put together a playlist of songs to go along with the usual wining and dining that I’d enjoy with the missus. That’s before we got to serious matters — you must know by now how I get...
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It is our sincerest hope that you’ve enjoyed the two year-end playlists we’ve put out earlier in the week as we crossed into 2020. We look forward to delve further into the patterns we were able to discern and share our thoughts on what’s to come. As such, the playlists serve as a preview....
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2019 is in the books and we’ve tried as much (and as quick) as possible to whittle down the music we’ve enjoyed to our favorites. It turned out that, between four guys, we had a loooot of them — in spite of overlaps! In the end, we agreed to pick out a few major...
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Trying to pull off a comprehensive year-end playlist at the last hour is not only close to mission impossible, but also a stressful endeavour that doesn’t make sense in the middle of a festive season. Still, here we are. We spent the year in the moment: constantly absorbed in the deluge of music as...
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The weekend is here! Yo, the weekend is here! You must not have hear me: the weekend is HERE! I’m ecstatic about spending the next couple of days sweating away the stresses of daily grind. (Somebody tell me where I can get a refund for this adulting thing, for real!) If you’re with me,...
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Admittedly, I’m not very knowledgeable with the full extent E-40’s musical contribution, influence and output. But, I’m aware that he’s always supported his fellow hip-hop artists; he’s consistently embraced and encouraged new hip-hop currents; and he’s always been held in high regard by his peers. It’s seldom you see a 30-plus-year hip-hop vet with...
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We’ll start on a rather bouncy note. On the heels of the shock waves caused by a Beyoncé “love letter“, one of the notable Afrobeats absentees from Lion King: The Gift released his own single (“Blow My Mind”) featuring an other American pop heavyweight, Chris Brown. It’s the strongest indication yet (“Démo” aside) that...
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Last Friday, DJ Khaled has released his new album (Father of Asahd) and rolled out eight singles with videos over the past three days. (And we’ve been along for the ride this past weekend. I refer you to the ‘Higher‘ and ‘I Don’t Care‘ editions of Roll & Coasters) Here, I’ve featured the latest...
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From one ubiquitous pop smash to another in the making. “I Don’t Care”, the collaborative single between Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, is already breaking streaming records, contending for the top spot on the charts and poised to be the hit of the summer. We can also expect to hear a lot of DJ...
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Here, in “Uhlalu’kwenza”, is a tale of triumph over adversity. In the last quarter of 2017, South African singer Busisiswe Thwala — her nom de plume is Cici — released a self-titled album, wherein she channeled her emotions, her traumas from an abusive relationship and her resolve into heart-wrenching and heart-warming songs. An accomplished...
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