With Africa on My Sleeve
Before we get into this, let me acknowledge all the positive feedback I got for my playlist a couple of days ago. It’s always a pleasure to put people on to the sauce down here. Today, I felt like hightlighting music that treads off the beaten R&B and hip-hop path. Nowadays, where catering to...
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You gotta love it when circumstances conspire for good playlist material! And ain’t it always dope to kick off the week on a high!? Here, we lift off with J. Cole, his Dreamville acolyte Lute, his fellow North Carolinian DaBaby, and an uncredited Kendrick Lamar on the blazing “Under the Sun”, the latest single...
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Today, Ermias Asghedom (Nipsey Hussle) would have been blowing 34 candles. He passed away earlier this year and, to be understated, it’s been hard to deal with. A few months back, my partner Sen was able to bring us together and come up with our fave Nipsey tracks. And here I wanted to provide...
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I have no clue how I missed it. A Tribe Called Quest’s final video (for “The Space Program”) off their final album, 2016’s We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, has been out for a few months now and I just found out 🙈. It’s a fitting tribute to the late...
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We kick off this party with the undeniable Yxng Bane and the “Vroom” flavor we’ve been jamming for a while now. It recently got a lift from the King of Dancehall (Beenie Man) and that’s a reason as good as any to have it lead this playlist. There’s a lot of heat from London...
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Ain’t nothing like the Wu to bring up and sustain a boisterous attitude. That is exactly the energy I’m going for here with Tical, ATL vibes, bad (meaning good) chicks and a queen speech. (I see you Leshurr!) Enjoy!...
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