Lemonade: I Am Chanting With Beyoncé, Calling Forth My Own Force
Lemonade, a film album depicting the battles of building confidence in the face of betrayal, evokes substance from ashes. This call to break open the chest and with conviction express ownership of your...
View Article‘White Girl’ Evokes NYC Nostalgia While Tackling Privilege And Power Dynamics
White Girl, written and directed by Elizabeth Wood, is an epic portrayal of New York City’s hazy summer scene. The film follows Leah (Morgan Saylor), an over-the-top college freshman who moves to...
View ArticleNick Cannon’s NCredible1 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Supply Quality Sound...
Nick Cannon teamed up with RadioShack to launch the brand new NCredible headphone line. The sleek wireless over-the-ear headphone features a microphone, on-ear controls and a “modern sound.” The...
View ArticleA Guide To Understanding The Songs On Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Album
Frank Ocean’s album release event deserves much more than a hot take. Two weeks after dropping his proper sophomore album Blonde, the follow-up to 2012’s Channel Orange (and middle finger to Def Jam if...
View Article7 Things You Can Appreciate About Usher’s ‘Hard II Love’ Album
Usher’s right. As of late, he’s been hard to love. In his 20-plus year career, the R&B crooner has offered up his musical efforts straight from the hear. He has given fans incredible albums — like...
View ArticleGay Ballroom Doc ‘KIKI’ Shines A Timely Light On Today’s Most Pressing Social...
By 1991, New York City’s queer drag balls were finally exposed. Paris is Burning, a documentary style film took a look inside of what mainstream media had swept under the rug, and what was causing a...
View ArticleFuture’s Vices Fight Against Love On His ‘Future’ And ‘HNDRXX’ Albums
A lot a can happen in a week when your name is Future Hendrix. The delivery of two albums in seven days is just one of the feats the Atlanta rapper can accomplish when he’s in beast mode. On Feb. 17,...
View ArticleReview: Drake’s ‘More Life’ Playlist Leaves ‘VIEWS’ As An Afterthought
It wouldn’t be fair to call Drake the comeback kid at this point. We would be lying to ourselves if we didn’t admit that VIEWS was somewhat of a disappointment. “One Dance” and “Hotline Bling” were...
View ArticleJAY-Z Opens Up A New Chapter Of Vulnerability And Honesty On ‘4:44’
With all that has changed in hip-hop — for better or worse — over the last decade, one thing has remained the same. When JAY-Z releases an album, all ears in rap stop what they’re doing to pay...
View ArticleJanelle Monae Empowers And Energizes At ‘Dirty Computer’ Tour
As hungry consumers of mainstream media, we pay so much attention to the spectacle of Beyoncé and can’t help but get jiggy with Bruno Mars and his Hooligans. However, Janelle Monae is right up there as...
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