Media Questions Of The Week

Did Kendrick Lamar “Ether” Drake with his “Euphoria” and “6:16” diss tracks? 

 

Is SZA’s music classified as R&B because she is Black?

 

Will Detroit be the only city to cancel Brian McKnight’s shows because of his comments about his children?




The Roots & Bilal Perform It Ain’t Fair On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

[youtube id=”3vJDBVJ2HeE”] The Roots and Bilal give a stirring performance of “It Ain’t Fair” from the Detroit soundtrack on The Tonight Show. The combination of Bilal, the orchestra and The Roots created emotions reflective of the tension Detroit’s 1967 riot and its aftermath. They gave one of the best shows ever on late night television.




Media Questions Of The Week

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Was Diddy’s Tweet honoring Black women divisive?

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Will Jason Momoa steal the show as Aquaman in The Justice League?

Why aren’t there any contemporary Detroit artists on the soundtrack to Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit?




The Roots: It Ain’t Fair Featuring Bilal From The Detroit Soundtrack

[youtube id=”3uXV62u9odY”] “It Ain’t Fair” is a new song from The Roots and Bilal from the soundtrack to Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit. They used the music of the ’60’s as their inspiration and created a soulful piece to reflect 1967 today. Detroit opens in national theaters next Friday (August 4th).