Black Up is Shabazz Palaces’ third installment of Afrofuturist dissonance that started two years ago when Ishmael Butler reinvented himself as the emcee Palaceer Lazaro. Looking something like Dr. Funkenstein’s son, an Afrika Bambaataa devotee or a Rammelzee offshoot, Lazaro defends his pro-Black stance with his longstanding jazz influences shapedContinue Reading
Atlanta, GA – After honoring women’s rights leader, Rita Jackson Samuels, and Riverdale Mayor, Dr. Evelyn Wynn Dixon, actress/singer, Demetria McKinney, and actress/producer/businesswoman, Vivica A. Fox shared inspirational stories about overcoming obstacles like single parenthood and joblessness with women and girls attending the recent Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) Healthy, WealthyContinue Reading
[youtube]bbQ0oid7WqA[/youtube] Rakaa finally made a video for the title track of his solo album that came out last year. Aloe Blacc also made it into the clip to sing his part. Related posts: Rakaa Of Dilated Peoples-Crown Of Thorns (Download) MED Feat. Aloe Blacc-Where I’m From Mr. Brady – “Catch”Continue Reading
I love Kanye he really inspires me. Anyone who’s kind of taking on life with freedom inspires me. Doxi Jones is a new pop artist out of San Francisco who grew-up with jazz musicians for parents and ‘80’s pop as her dominant muse. She got the proverbial record deal withContinue Reading