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Though the Pumpkins were considered an alt-rock band, many of leader Billy Corgan’s moves were influenced by the grand concept...
Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism
If you’re not a comics fan, you may have been surprised at the extent of the heartfelt grief expressed following...
The Unblinking Candor That Made Juice WRLD Such A Force
It's not easy to listen to Legends Never Die. From the album's opening moments, which feature clips of the late...
GUNNA’s First Full-Length Project Since 2019 ‘Wunna’
The title for Gunna’s heavily anticipated WUNNA album—his first full-length project since 2019’s Drip or Drown 2—is an acronym for...
THE GOAT The Sophomore Project From Polo G
When Polo G released his sophomore project THE GOAT, MCs declaring themselves the "greatest of all time” was as ubiquitous...
2019 Was Near Unanimously The Year Of DaBaby
As far as hip-hop is concerned, 2019 was near unanimously the year of DaBaby. The Charlotte MC turned himself into...
Lil Tjay: The Bronx-Born MC Leans Deeply Into The Sound Of Modern-Day NYC With “State Of Emergency”
If you’re under the impression that New York City’s interpretation of drill music is all teeth-gnashing and chest-beating, that’s only...
The 1950s queer black performers who inspired Little Richard
Since Little Richard died on May 9, he’s been rightly celebrated as one of the most exciting and influential performers...
How Little Richard helped launch the Beatles
“The Girl Can’t Help It” is a 1956 film by Frank Tashlin about a young woman, played by Jayne Mansfield,...
A-lop-bam-boom: Little Richard’s saucy style underpins today’s hits
Little Richard was washing dishes at a Greyhound bus station in Macon, Georgia when he wrote Tutti Frutti, Good Golly...