“Don’t you fucking dare!” I mumbled to myself as I hear the question echoing in my head. “Do you know how to play wade in the water?” It’s my grandfathers funeral and I’m 7 in awe and bewitched by the magic of the singing around me. Through songs I could hear their morning, their grief, …
Music is the heartbeat of Black American culture. Right up there with church, and dancing. I LOVE all of the music that has come out of our culture. I always find it a bit distressing when people who dance to our music say “I love blues but I’m not really into hip hop/rap” or ” …
So, you love blues but not Hip Hop (Soul, R&B, Funk, or other Black musics) Hm. Read More »
When I was growing up, Aretha Franklin was more than just a singer, but an icon and a powerhouse we all were meant to try to live up to. She was beautiful, talented, strong Black woman whom we all loved. Let’s dig into the life of Aretha and respect her legacy. Like many Black artists, …
Honestly, I’ve been struggling with this question for months now. To me, it seems like a question with an obvious answer, but this is somehow untranslatable to the white masses (see posts on generalizations). A few months back, I asked DJs to start looking into Black music to play for the last hour-ish of the …
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