With Africa on My Sleeve
It’s been a crazy hiatus (almost a year!), mostly due to life and adulting taking over. However, music should never take a backseat. Hopefully this playlist puts you all in a great mood. I selected a few of my recent favorites — Olamide, Tamaraebi, Yung L… — and songs that may not get as much...Continue reading
The Pure Lounge series is back! (Can you believe that’s been over a year since the last one 😳?). To celebrate the tenth volume, I came up with a selection to take you on a journey fueled by melody and rhythm. Let the music play (as Barry White would say 😉) and transport you, and...Continue reading
Let’s pick up where we left off yesterday, shall we? I’m sure that by now, with that last Smoke x Mirrors, you are loose and giddy to get the weekend underway. But then, those pesky nerves have found (yet again!) found a way to creep up and got you a little jittery. Don’t sweat it,...Continue reading
I know a bunch of us are plotting for this Valentine’s weekend 😈😈😈. I’m pretty sure another bunch is agonizing and devising evasion tactics for the same occasion 😅😅😅. The homie Yoshi has already laced y’all up with a spectacular playlist to rock for the later hours — add that to your arsenal! So I...Continue reading
The plan was to follow-up on a wink and release this last Sunday. But then the notifications on my phone delivered the devastating Kobe news and I’ve been out of sorts ever since. In my grief, I’m trying to honor my idol and the best way to do so might be to key into his...Continue reading
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 enough...Continue reading
If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, then the temperatures are warm enough to keep daydreaming of summer nights. Over here, I’m eager to help — and eager to close this May out with a bang! So, I offer this playlist as part of your soundtrack to those daydreams (and, off course, those upcoming summer nights.)Continue reading