R&Cs: Hold Up/Fade
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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: Why You Always Hatin?
I hope this summer has been as great for you as it has been for me. Then again, I always think summers are great because that’s when I celebrate my…
R&Cs: Wolves
I was just waxing about product placement less than a month ago. Similarly to Young Thug pushing Karlae Swimwear into our consciousness, Balmain has partnered up with Kanye West for…
R&Cs: En attendant demain…
This is the most compact I’ve gone since I started this. Again, the opening videos come from projects that I’ve enjoyed so much that I’m always eager to expand on.…
R&Cs: Off Deez
If you’ve slept on J.I.D debut album, please don’t repeat the same mistake with the sophomore effort. Never mind that the video for the single “Off Deez” is racking up…
R&Cs: I Love
A little recap on the “seemingly” meteoric rise of Massachusetts product Joyner Lucas: active since the beginning of the decade, Joyner’s breakthrough year was really 2017. Building off of the…
R&Cs: XIX
Similarly to yesterday’s playlist, “XIX” is the title track of an album I was eager to get into this year. MHD, one of the biggest proponents of Afro Trap —…
R&Cs: Legbegbe
A couple days ago, I’ve alluded to the new crop of talent taking over airwaves, TV sets and hearts of the growing young populace. Today’s leading song, “Legbegbe”, the hottest…
R&Cs: Smooth
After listening to her singles “It’s You” “Smooth”, you will agree with me that there’s much to love about Maggie Rose. Nevermind the outstanding vocal prowess, if you were expecting…
R&Cs: No One Like You
Salute to Flavour N’abania who (as I had previously mentioned) connected with and was inspired by one of his fan — Semah G. Weifur. They’ve released a joint EP (Divine)…