R&cs: Sound
Hewa Yasin
Over the past few months the big shots at Wasafi Records have ratcheted up their music outputs. Between Diamond Platnumz and his proteges (the recently-departed Harmonize and Rayvanny), they’re almost…
Le magasin des envies, Vol. 8: A Night Out
I decided to give my spin on one of our more popular playlist series. (It’s also one of our more suggestive series; no coincidence there, right?) So I asked the…
What Better Way to Kick Off the Weekend Than with Happy Hour
DJ Okoro
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…
R&Cs: Médicament
With a few exceptions, we’re in ‘Teintée Africaine‘ territory here. To lead us off is Niska’s chart-topping single “Médicament” with Booba. It should be noted that the rapper and his…
R&Cs: Hold Up/Fade
In terms of constantly pushing the boundaries of the music video, its format, its aesthetics, its significance and its importance in their catalog, Beyoncé and Kanye West should immediately spring…
R&Cs: Trip
Another no-brainer here. Ella Mai’s single “Trip” is one of those lovely ballads that will keep things warm for the folks facing the winter. Otherwise, it’s yet another convincing piece…
R&Cs: High on Life
If you’re like me right now, ‘high on life’ might not be a sentiment you’d voice out in the middle of a work week. (And God knows they can be…
R&Cs: On the Way
Once you cross the half century mark, it becomes easier to pull a Danny Glover and disparage the newer crop of artists you didn’t grow up listening to. With Hip-Hop…
R&Cs: Da Shine
Hip-Hop news as of late have been dominated by the Drake vs Pusha T beef and Kanye West’s antics in the run-off to his highly anticipated (and now chart-topping) album.…
R&Cs: African Beauty
The title of this edition calls for an all-african lineup (à la Teintée Africaine) and that’s how things (almost) came out. Led by “African Beauty” the latest single off of…