Tag: news
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Fela Kuti’s Musical Reign and the “Death” of Colonialism
FYI, this is a paper that I had to write for my history class — so if it sounds very professional, that’s because it is. I thought I should post it because I learned a lot about Highlife and especially Fela Kuti, and I dont want this to just be a Hip-Hop and R&B blog.…
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‘Ready to Die’ at 30
Brooklyn is home to some of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. JAY-Z, Jeru the Damaja, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Lil Kim, Fabulous, Your Old Droog, Papoose, Joey Bada$$, and Pop Smoke. But, before all of them, there was one kid out of Bedford Stuyvesant with a deep voice and a lot of talent.…
The Music In My Mind 