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 your...Continue reading
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 off...Continue reading
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 a...Continue reading
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 Phife...Continue reading
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 (and...Continue reading
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!